diff --git a/tmux-thumbs.sh b/tmux-thumbs.sh
index 34dd528..1a650a6 100755
--- a/tmux-thumbs.sh
+++ b/tmux-thumbs.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -Eeu -o pipefail
 
-VERSION=$(grep 'version =' Cargo.toml | grep -oe "[0-9]\+.[0-9]\+.[0-9]\+")
-
 # Setup env variables to be compatible with compiled and bundled installations
 CURRENT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 RELEASE_DIR="${CURRENT_DIR}/target/release"
 
 THUMBS_BINARY="${RELEASE_DIR}/thumbs"
 TMUX_THUMBS_BINARY="${RELEASE_DIR}/tmux-thumbs"
+VERSION=$(grep 'version =' "${CURRENT_DIR}/Cargo.toml" | grep -oe "[0-9]\+.[0-9]\+.[0-9]\+")
 
 if [ ! -f "$THUMBS_BINARY" ]; then
   tmux split-window "cd ${CURRENT_DIR} && bash ./tmux-thumbs-install.sh"