diff --git a/cli.ts b/cli.ts
index 34d04e45..05bf43ee 100644
--- a/cli.ts
+++ b/cli.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {
   DependencyUpdate,
   execute,
   parse,
-  resolveLatestVersion,
   write,
 } from "./mod.ts";
 
@@ -84,13 +83,8 @@ const main = new Command()
     }
   });
 
-async function versionCommand() {
-  const version = parse(import.meta.url).version ??
-    await $.progress("Fetching version info").with(async () =>
-      await resolveLatestVersion(
-        parse(new URL("https://deno.land/x/molt/cli.ts")),
-      ).then((latest) => latest?.version) ?? "unknown"
-    );
+function versionCommand() {
+  const version = parse(import.meta.url).version ?? "dev";
   console.log(version);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/snapshots/cli.ts.snap b/test/snapshots/cli.ts.snap
index a63ed395..5f02badd 100644
--- a/test/snapshots/cli.ts.snap
+++ b/test/snapshots/cli.ts.snap
@@ -65,14 +65,11 @@ Options:
 snapshot[`cli - "molt --help" 2`] = `""`;
 
 snapshot[`cli - "molt --version" 1`] = `
-"0.17.0
+"dev
 "
 `;
 
-snapshot[`cli - "molt --version" 2`] = `
-"Fetching version info
-"
-`;
+snapshot[`cli - "molt --version" 2`] = `""`;
 
 snapshot[`cli - "molt not_exist.ts" 1`] = `""`;