diff --git a/src/bin/pungi.py b/src/bin/pungi.py
index 4d49849b..86b87123 100755
--- a/src/bin/pungi.py
+++ b/src/bin/pungi.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     today = time.strftime('%Y%m%d', time.localtime())
 
     def get_arguments(config):
-        parser = OptionParser("%prog [--help] [options]", version="%prog %s" % pypungi.__version)
+        parser = OptionParser("%prog [--help] [options]", version="%prog %s" % pypungi.__version__)
 
         def set_config(option, opt_str, value, parser, config):
             config.set('pungi', option.dest, value)