diff --git a/action/project_info.go b/action/project_info.go
index 807a53d..5e0995e 100644
--- a/action/project_info.go
+++ b/action/project_info.go
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 				buffer.WriteString(conf.Home)
 			case 'l':
 				buffer.WriteString(conf.License)
-			case 'v':
-				buffer.WriteString(conf.Version)
 			default:
 				msg.Die("Invalid format %s", string(var_format))
 			}
diff --git a/cfg/config.go b/cfg/config.go
index f37da19..afeed9a 100644
--- a/cfg/config.go
+++ b/cfg/config.go
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@
 	// When more than one license an SPDX expression can be used.
 	License string `yaml:"license,omitempty"`
 
-	// Version provides the package version using semvers (http://semver.org/).
-	Version string `yaml:"version"`
-
 	// Owners is an array of owners for a project. See the Owner type for
 	// more detail. These can be one or more people, companies, or other
 	// organizations.
@@ -63,7 +60,6 @@
 	Description string       `yaml:"description,omitempty"`
 	Home        string       `yaml:"homepage,omitempty"`
 	License     string       `yaml:"license,omitempty"`
-	Version     string       `yaml:"version"`
 	Owners      Owners       `yaml:"owners,omitempty"`
 	Ignore      []string     `yaml:"ignore,omitempty"`
 	Exclude     []string     `yaml:"excludeDirs,omitempty"`
@@ -96,7 +92,6 @@
 	c.Name = newConfig.Name
 	c.Description = newConfig.Description
 	c.Home = newConfig.Home
-	c.Version = newConfig.Version
 	c.License = newConfig.License
 	c.Owners = newConfig.Owners
 	c.Ignore = newConfig.Ignore
diff --git a/glide.go b/glide.go
index 9a745fe..f42db3c 100644
--- a/glide.go
+++ b/glide.go
@@ -606,12 +606,10 @@
                         %d - description
                         %h - homepage
                         %l - license
-                        %v - version
-
+                
                         Examples:
                         Given the project with the following glide.yaml:
                         package: foo
-                        version: 1.0
                         homepage: https://foo.io
                         license: MIT
                         description: Some foo description
@@ -619,10 +617,10 @@
                         Then:
                         glide info -f %n
                               prints 'foo'
-                        glide info -f "Version: %v"
-                              prints 'Version: 1.0'
-                        glide info -f "%n - %v - %d - %h - %l"
-                              prints 'foo - 1.0 - Some foo description - https://foo.io - MIT'`,
+                        glide info -f "Version: %l"
+                              prints 'License: 1.0'
+                        glide info -f "%n - %d - %h - %l"
+                              prints 'foo - Some foo description - https://foo.io - MIT'`,
 				},
 			},
 			Action: func(c *cli.Context) {