diff --git a/bin/cdist-config b/bin/cdist-config
index c1498f58..0d0fd152 100755
--- a/bin/cdist-config
+++ b/bin/cdist-config
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #
 #
 
+__cdist_version="1.0.3"
+
 # Fail if something bogus is going on
 set -u
 
@@ -31,8 +33,6 @@ __cdist_abs_mydir="$(cd "$__cdist_mydir" && pwd -P)"
 __cdist_myname=${0##*/};
 __cdist_abs_myname="$__cdist_abs_mydir/$__cdist_myname"
 
-__cdist_version="1.0.3"
-
 ################################################################################
 # Names / Constants
 #