diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/rollup.config.js b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/rollup.config.js
index 3674ede24..eba9fd54d 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/rollup.config.js
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/rollup.config.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default {
   external: builtins,
   plugins: [
     replace({
-      __VERSION__: printedVersion,
+      __VERSION__: `"${printedVersion}"`,
     }),
 
     nodeResolve({
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/index.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/index.ts
index aedc2146e..2a594bd61 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/index.ts
@@ -160,8 +160,9 @@ function applyVerbose(verbose: boolean): void {
   // TODO
 }
 
+declare const __VERSION__: string;
 function printVersion(): void {
-  console.log("__VERSION__");
+  console.log(__VERSION__);
   process.exit(0);
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-core/rollup.config.js b/packages/taler-wallet-core/rollup.config.js
index c6cd3ccef..948b7fa80 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-core/rollup.config.js
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-core/rollup.config.js
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ const nodeEntryPoint = {
 
     sourcemaps(),
     replace({
-      '__VERSION__': `"${pkg.version}"`,
-      '__GIT_HASH__': `"${GIT_HASH}"`,
+      values: {
+        '__VERSION__': `"${pkg.version}"`,
+        '__GIT_HASH__': `"${GIT_HASH}"`,
+      },
+      preventAssignment: false,
     }),
 
     commonjs({