diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6c744c9..966e310 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ install:
 - dep ensure
 script:
 - go test -v github.com/Cleafy/promqueen/model
-- GOOS=linux GOARCH=386 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o "$GOPATH/bin/promrec.elf" -a -ldflags "-extldflags '-static' -X github.com/ropes/go-linker-vars-example/src/version.GitTag=$(git describe --tags) -X github.com/ropes/go-linker-vars-example/src/version.BuildUser=${USER} -X github.com/ropes/go-linker-vars-example/src/version.Version=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)" github.com/Cleafy/promqueen/bin/promrec
-- GOOS=linux GOARCH=386 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o "$GOPATH/bin/promplay.elf" -a -ldflags "-extldflags '-static' -X github.com/ropes/go-linker-vars-example/src/version.GitTag=$(git describe --tags) -X github.com/ropes/go-linker-vars-example/src/version.BuildUser=${USER} -X github.com/ropes/go-linker-vars-example/src/version.Version=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)" github.com/Cleafy/promqueen/bin/promplay
-- GOOS=windows GOARCH=386 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o "$GOPATH/bin/promrec.exe" -a -ldflags "-extldflags '-static' -X github.com/ropes/go-linker-vars-example/src/version.GitTag=$(git describe --tags) -X github.com/ropes/go-linker-vars-example/src/version.BuildUser=${USER} -X github.com/ropes/go-linker-vars-example/src/version.Version=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)" github.com/Cleafy/promqueen/bin/promrec
-- GOOS=windows GOARCH=386 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o "$GOPATH/bin/promplay.exe" -a -ldflags "-extldflags '-static'-X github.com/ropes/go-linker-vars-example/src/version.GitTag=$(git describe --tags) -X github.com/ropes/go-linker-vars-example/src/version.BuildUser=${USER} -X github.com/ropes/go-linker-vars-example/src/version.Version=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)" github.com/Cleafy/promqueen/bin/promplay
-- GOOS=darwin GOARCH=386 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o "$GOPATH/bin/promrec" -a -ldflags "-extldflags '-static' -X github.com/ropes/go-linker-vars-example/src/version.GitTag=$(git describe --tags) -X github.com/ropes/go-linker-vars-example/src/version.BuildUser=${USER} -X github.com/ropes/go-linker-vars-example/src/version.Version=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)" github.com/Cleafy/promqueen/bin/promrec
-- GOOS=darwin GOARCH=386 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o "$GOPATH/bin/promplay" -a -ldflags "-extldflags '-static' -X github.com/ropes/go-linker-vars-example/src/version.GitTag=$(git describe --tags) -X github.com/ropes/go-linker-vars-example/src/version.BuildUser=${USER} -X github.com/ropes/go-linker-vars-example/src/version.Version=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)" github.com/Cleafy/promqueen/bin/promplay
+- GOOS=linux GOARCH=386 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o "$GOPATH/bin/promrec.elf" -a -ldflags "-extldflags '-static' -X main.Version=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)" github.com/Cleafy/promqueen/bin/promrec
+- GOOS=linux GOARCH=386 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o "$GOPATH/bin/promplay.elf" -a -ldflags "-extldflags '-static' -X main.Version=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)" github.com/Cleafy/promqueen/bin/promplay
+- GOOS=windows GOARCH=386 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o "$GOPATH/bin/promrec.exe" -a -ldflags "-extldflags '-static' -X main.Version=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)" github.com/Cleafy/promqueen/bin/promrec
+- GOOS=windows GOARCH=386 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o "$GOPATH/bin/promplay.exe" -a -ldflags "-extldflags '-static'-X main.Version=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)" github.com/Cleafy/promqueen/bin/promplay
+- GOOS=darwin GOARCH=386 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o "$GOPATH/bin/promrec" -a -ldflags "-extldflags '-static' -X main.Version=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)" github.com/Cleafy/promqueen/bin/promrec
+- GOOS=darwin GOARCH=386 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o "$GOPATH/bin/promplay" -a -ldflags "-extldflags '-static' -X main.Version=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)" github.com/Cleafy/promqueen/bin/promplay
 deploy:
   provider: releases
   api_key:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 70bbd0f..0c034e3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ usage: promrec [<flags>]
 Flags:
       --help              Show context-sensitive help (also try --help-long and --help-man).
       --debug             Enable debug mode.
-      --gzip              Disable gzip mode.
+      --gzip              Enable gzip mode.
   -i, --interval=60s      Timeout waiting for ping.
   -u, --umap=UMAP ...     stringmap [eg. service.name=http://get.uri:port/uri].
   -o, --output="metrics"  Output file.
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ Flags:
   -d, --dir="/tmp"           Input directory.
       --version              Show application version.
       --storage.path="data"  Directory path to create and fill the data store under.
-      --storage.retention-period=360h  
+      --storage.retention-period=360h
                              Period of time to store data for
-      --storage.checkpoint-interval=30m  
+      --storage.checkpoint-interval=30m
                              Period of time to store data for
-      --storage.checkpoint-dirty-series-limit=10000  
+      --storage.checkpoint-dirty-series-limit=10000
                              Period of time to store data for
 ```
 
diff --git a/bin/promplay/main.go b/bin/promplay/main.go
index 3124720..3bee805 100644
--- a/bin/promplay/main.go
+++ b/bin/promplay/main.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/common/log"
 	"github.com/prometheus/common/model"
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/storage/local"
-	"github.com/ropes/go-linker-vars-example/src/version"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	kingpin "gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2"
 	filetype "gopkg.in/h2non/filetype.v1"
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ var (
 	nopromcfg        = kingpin.Flag("nopromcfg", "Disable the generation of the prometheus cfg file (prometheus.yml)").Bool()
 	dir              = kingpin.Flag("dir", "Input directory.").Short('d').OverrideDefaultFromEnvar("INPUT_DIRECTORY").Default(".").String()
 	framereader      = make(<-chan cm.Frame)
-	Version          = version.GitTag
+	Version          = "unversioned"
 	cfgMemoryStorage = local.MemorySeriesStorageOptions{
 		MemoryChunks:       1024,
 		MaxChunksToPersist: 1024,
diff --git a/bin/promrec/main.go b/bin/promrec/main.go
index 074dd64..a12b537 100644
--- a/bin/promrec/main.go
+++ b/bin/promrec/main.go
@@ -9,18 +9,17 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cleafy/promqueen/model"
-	"github.com/ropes/go-linker-vars-example/src/version"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2"
 )
 
 var (
 	debug      = kingpin.Flag("debug", "Enable debug mode.").Bool()
-	enableGZIP = kingpin.Flag("gzip", "Disable gzip mode.").Bool()
+	enableGZIP = kingpin.Flag("gzip", "Enable gzip mode.").Bool()
 	interval   = kingpin.Flag("interval", "Timeout waiting for ping.").Default("60s").OverrideDefaultFromEnvar("ACTION_INTERVAL").Short('i').Duration()
 	umap       = kingpin.Flag("umap", "stringmap [eg. service.name=http://get.uri:port/uri].").Short('u').StringMap()
 	output     = kingpin.Flag("output", "Output file.").Short('o').OverrideDefaultFromEnvar("OUTPUT_FILE").Default("metrics").String()
-	Version    = version.GitTag
+	Version    = "unversioned"
 	filewriter io.WriteCloser
 )