diff --git a/gen_sort_variants.v b/gen_sort_variants
similarity index 91%
rename from gen_sort_variants.v
rename to gen_sort_variants
index 8d4c313..159e1f9 100644
--- a/gen_sort_variants.v
+++ b/gen_sort_variants
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// remove the .v extension as the 'module main' part breaks when installing from vpm
+
 module main
 
 import os
diff --git a/v.mod b/v.mod
index 5ac5998..7f99977 100644
--- a/v.mod
+++ b/v.mod
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Module {
 	name: 'sort'
 	description: 'A port of Go\'s sort package to V'
-	version: '0.2.0'
+	version: '0.3.0'
 	license: 'MIT'
 	dependencies: []
 }