diff --git a/lib/misc/lib_context.c b/lib/misc/lib_context.c
index f1995e1..00023e7 100644
--- a/lib/misc/lib_context.c
+++ b/lib/misc/lib_context.c
@@ -138,25 +138,30 @@ init_paths(struct lib_context *lc, void *arg)
 static void
 init_version(struct lib_context *lc, void *arg)
 {
-	lc->version.text = DMRAID_LIB_VERSION;
+	static char version[80];
+
+	lc->version.text = version;
 	lc->version.date = DMRAID_LIB_DATE;
 	lc->version.v.major = DMRAID_LIB_MAJOR_VERSION;
 	lc->version.v.minor = DMRAID_LIB_MINOR_VERSION;
 	lc->version.v.sub_minor = DMRAID_LIB_SUBMINOR_VERSION;
 	lc->version.v.suffix = DMRAID_LIB_VERSION_SUFFIX;
+	snprintf(version, sizeof(version), "%d.%d.%d.%s",
+		 lc->version.v.major, lc->version.v.minor,
+		 lc->version.v.sub_minor, lc->version.v.suffix);
 }
 
 /* Put init functions into an array because of the potentially growing list. */
 struct init_fn {
 	void (*func) (struct lib_context * lc, void *arg);
 } init_fn[] = {
-	{
-	init_options}, {
-	init_cmd}, {
-	init_lists}, {
-	init_mode}, {
-	init_paths}, {
-init_version},};
+	{ init_options},
+	{ init_cmd},
+	{ init_lists},
+	{ init_mode},
+	{ init_paths},
+	{ init_version},
+};
 
 struct lib_context *
 alloc_lib_context(char **argv)