diff --git a/lib/misc/lib_context.c b/lib/misc/lib_context.c

index f1995e1..00023e7 100644

--- a/lib/misc/lib_context.c

+++ b/lib/misc/lib_context.c

@@ -138,25 +138,30 @@ init_paths(struct lib_context *lc, void *arg)

 static void

 init_version(struct lib_context *lc, void *arg)

 {

-	lc->version.text = DMRAID_LIB_VERSION;

+	static char version[80];

+

+	lc->version.text = version;

 	lc->version.date = DMRAID_LIB_DATE;

 	lc->version.v.major = DMRAID_LIB_MAJOR_VERSION;

 	lc->version.v.minor = DMRAID_LIB_MINOR_VERSION;

 	lc->version.v.sub_minor = DMRAID_LIB_SUBMINOR_VERSION;

 	lc->version.v.suffix = DMRAID_LIB_VERSION_SUFFIX;

+	snprintf(version, sizeof(version), "%d.%d.%d.%s",

+		 lc->version.v.major, lc->version.v.minor,

+		 lc->version.v.sub_minor, lc->version.v.suffix);

 }

 /* Put init functions into an array because of the potentially growing list. */

 struct init_fn {

 	void (*func) (struct lib_context * lc, void *arg);

 } init_fn[] = {

-	{

-	init_options}, {

-	init_cmd}, {

-	init_lists}, {

-	init_mode}, {

-	init_paths}, {

-init_version},};

+	{ init_options},

+	{ init_cmd},

+	{ init_lists},

+	{ init_mode},

+	{ init_paths},

+	{ init_version},

+};

 struct lib_context *

 alloc_lib_context(char **argv)