diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index bc3b798163..4f2b77a0c8 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -2,19 +2,6 @@ defmodule Trento.MixProject do
   use Mix.Project
 
   @version "1.1.0"
-  defp get_version do
-    case System.get_env("VERSION") do
-      nil -> get_version_from_git()
-      version -> version
-    end
-  end
-
-  defp get_version_from_git do
-    case File.cwd!() |> Path.join("hack/get_version_from_git.sh") |> System.cmd([]) do
-      {version, 0} -> version |> String.trim("\n")
-      _ -> @version
-    end
-  end
 
   def project do
     [
@@ -136,4 +123,14 @@ defmodule Trento.MixProject do
       ]
     ]
   end
+
+  defp get_version, do:
+    System.get_env("VERSION", get_version_from_git())
+
+  defp get_version_from_git do
+    case File.cwd!() |> Path.join("hack/get_version_from_git.sh") |> System.cmd([]) do
+      {version, 0} -> version |> String.trim("\n")
+      _ -> @version
+    end
+  end
 end