diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index d72ee49..3f92d53 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ const (
 	softwareURL    = "https://writefreely.org"
 )
 
-// Software version can be set from git env using -ldflags
-var softwareVer = "0.3"
-
 var (
 	debugging bool
 
+	// Software version can be set from git env using -ldflags
+	softwareVer = "0.3"
+
 	// DEPRECATED VARS
 	// TODO: pass app.cfg into GetCollection* calls so we can get these values
 	// from Collection methods and we no longer need these.