diff --git a/src/version.hpp.in b/src/version.hpp.in
index c9ea040..de1b4e6 100644
--- a/src/version.hpp.in
+++ b/src/version.hpp.in
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace mastodonpp
 
 using std::string_view;
 
-static constexpr string_view version = "@PROJECT_VERSION@";
+static constexpr string_view version{"@PROJECT_VERSION@"};
 
 } // namespace mastodonpp