diff --git a/cmd/version.go b/cmd/version.go
index 3c8683d..b833d02 100644
--- a/cmd/version.go
+++ b/cmd/version.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+// VERSION is set at build time
 var VERSION string
 
 // versionCMD to print version