diff --git a/src/version.cpp b/src/version.cpp
index 1453ce2..9edf52a 100644
--- a/src/version.cpp
+++ b/src/version.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #include "version.hpp"
-#include "version.inc"
-#include "commit.inc"
 #include <sstream>
 
 std::string libsccolor_version() {
+#include "version.inc"
+#include "commit.inc"
     std::ostringstream oss;
     oss << "libsccolor version " << version;
 #ifdef DEBUG