diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9d352e1ca..6119b618c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-project('dxvk', ['c', 'cpp'], version : 'v2.5.3', meson_version : '>= 0.58', default_options : [ 'cpp_std=c++17', 'b_vscrt=static_from_buildtype', 'warning_level=2' ])
+project('dxvk', ['c', 'cpp'], version : '2.5.3', meson_version : '>= 0.58', default_options : [ 'cpp_std=c++17', 'b_vscrt=static_from_buildtype', 'warning_level=2' ])
 
 pkg = import('pkgconfig')
 cpu_family = target_machine.cpu_family()