diff --git a/GL/version.h b/GL/version.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 68a8b9b..0000000
--- a/GL/version.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-#define GLDC_VERSION "1.1-104-gf2a3-dirty"
-
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 43f7327..143c240 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ KOS_CFLAGS += -ffast-math -Ofast -Iinclude
 
 GL/version.h:
 	rm -f $@
-	@echo -e '#pragma once\n#define GLDC_VERSION "$(shell git describe --abbrev=4 --dirty --always --tags)"\n' > $@
+	@printf '#pragma once\n#define GLDC_VERSION "$(shell git describe --abbrev=4 --dirty --always --tags)"\n' > $@
 
 link:
 	$(KOS_AR) rcs $(TARGET) $(OBJS)