diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5f5708d..c60de18 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PYTHON ?= $(shell command -v python3 2>/dev/null || command -v python)
 DESTDIR ?= /
-PODMAN_VERSION ?= '0.11.1.1'
+PODMAN_VERSION ?= $(podman version -f "{{ .Version }}")
 
 .PHONY: python-podman
 python-podman:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 848543b..cbb7af1 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='podman',
-    version=os.environ.get('PODMAN_VERSION', '0.0.0'),
+    version=os.environ.get('PODMAN_VERSION', '1.4.3'),
     description='A library for communicating with a Podman server',
     author='Jhon Honce',
     author_email='jhonce@redhat.com',