diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 2c40f4931ba46c422d00be124de282596f05cba7..79240ed27ced80769c33e3ce2d566ae8c64d38a8 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -23,9 +23,13 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
-// resolveVersion returns the version from build info (go install) if available,
-// otherwise falls back to the ldflags-injected version (release builds).
+// resolveVersion returns the ldflags-injected version if set (release builds,
+// task install), otherwise falls back to build info (go install from proxy).
 func resolveVersion() string {
+	if version != "dev" {
+		return version
+	}
+
 	info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
 	if ok && info.Main.Version != "" && info.Main.Version != "(devel)" {
 		return info.Main.Version