diff --git a/cve_bin_tool/egg_updater.py b/cve_bin_tool/egg_updater.py
index 40d2ada2e8..9dde15a218 100644
--- a/cve_bin_tool/egg_updater.py
+++ b/cve_bin_tool/egg_updater.py
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2021 Intel Corporation
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
+import ast
 import os
 import sys
 from io import StringIO
 
 from setuptools.dist import Distribution
 
+with open(os.path.join("cve_bin_tool", "version.py")) as f:
+    for line in f:
+        if line.startswith("VERSION"):
+            VERSION = ast.literal_eval(line.strip().split("=")[-1].strip())
+            break
+
 
 def IS_DEVELOP() -> bool:
     return any(
@@ -35,7 +42,7 @@ def update_egg() -> None:
                 script_name="setup.py",
                 script_args=["egg_info"],
                 name="cve-bin-tool",
-                version="3.0",
+                version=VERSION,
                 entry_points={
                     "console_scripts": [
                         "cve-bin-tool = cve_bin_tool.cli:main",