diff --git a/auto_cpufreq/core.py b/auto_cpufreq/core.py
index 99397a9..f3ef28f 100755
--- a/auto_cpufreq/core.py
+++ b/auto_cpufreq/core.py
@@ -144,26 +144,10 @@ except PermissionError:
 
 # display running version of auto-cpufreq
 def app_version():
+    print("auto-cpufreq version: @version@")
+    print("Git commit: v@version@")
 
-    print("auto-cpufreq version: ", end="")
 
-    # snap package
-    if os.getenv("PKG_MARKER") == "SNAP":
-        print(getoutput("echo \(Snap\) $SNAP_VERSION"))
-    # aur package
-    elif dist_name in ["arch", "manjaro", "garuda"]:
-        aur_pkg_check = call("pacman -Qs auto-cpufreq > /dev/null", shell=True)
-        if aur_pkg_check == 1:
-            print(get_formatted_version())
-        else:
-            print(getoutput("pacman -Qi auto-cpufreq | grep Version"))
-    else:
-        # source code (auto-cpufreq-installer)
-        try:
-            print(get_formatted_version())
-        except Exception as e:
-            print(repr(e))
-            pass
 def verify_update():
     # Specify the repository and package name
     # IT IS IMPORTANT TO  THAT IF THE REPOSITORY STRUCTURE IS CHANGED, THE FOLLOWING FUNCTION NEEDS TO BE UPDATED ACCORDINGLY