diff --git a/crates/projection-irc/src/lib.rs b/crates/projection-irc/src/lib.rs
index 26c4536..27b1d69 100644
--- a/crates/projection-irc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/projection-irc/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ mod cap;
 
 use crate::cap::Capabilities;
 
-const APP_VERSION: &str = concat!("lavina", "_", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
+pub const APP_VERSION: &str = concat!("lavina", "_", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct ServerConfig {
diff --git a/crates/projection-irc/tests/lib.rs b/crates/projection-irc/tests/lib.rs
index de40607..c3efd2a 100644
--- a/crates/projection-irc/tests/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/projection-irc/tests/lib.rs
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ use tokio::net::TcpStream;
 
 use lavina_core::repo::{Storage, StorageConfig};
 use lavina_core::{player::PlayerRegistry, room::RoomRegistry};
+use projection_irc::APP_VERSION;
 use projection_irc::{launch, read_irc_message, RunningServer, ServerConfig};
-
 struct TestScope<'a> {
     reader: BufReader<ReadHalf<'a>>,
     writer: WriteHalf<'a>,
@@ -116,7 +116,14 @@ async fn scenario_basic() -> Result<()> {
     s.expect(":testserver 001 tester :Welcome to testserver Server").await?;
     s.expect(":testserver 002 tester :Welcome to testserver Server").await?;
     s.expect(":testserver 003 tester :Welcome to testserver Server").await?;
-    s.expect(":testserver 004 tester testserver lavina_0.0.2-dev r CFILPQbcefgijklmnopqrstvz").await?;
+    s.expect(
+        format!(
+            ":testserver 004 tester testserver {} r CFILPQbcefgijklmnopqrstvz",
+            &APP_VERSION
+        )
+        .as_str(),
+    )
+    .await?;
     s.expect(":testserver 005 tester CHANTYPES=# :are supported by this server").await?;
     s.expect_nothing().await?;
     s.send("QUIT :Leaving").await?;
@@ -164,7 +171,14 @@ async fn scenario_cap_full_negotiation() -> Result<()> {
     s.expect(":testserver 001 tester :Welcome to testserver Server").await?;
     s.expect(":testserver 002 tester :Welcome to testserver Server").await?;
     s.expect(":testserver 003 tester :Welcome to testserver Server").await?;
-    s.expect(":testserver 004 tester testserver lavina_0.0.2-dev r CFILPQbcefgijklmnopqrstvz").await?;
+    s.expect(
+        format!(
+            ":testserver 004 tester testserver {} r CFILPQbcefgijklmnopqrstvz",
+            &APP_VERSION
+        )
+        .as_str(),
+    )
+    .await?;
     s.expect(":testserver 005 tester CHANTYPES=# :are supported by this server").await?;
     s.expect_nothing().await?;
     s.send("QUIT :Leaving").await?;
@@ -206,7 +220,14 @@ async fn scenario_cap_short_negotiation() -> Result<()> {
     s.expect(":testserver 001 tester :Welcome to testserver Server").await?;
     s.expect(":testserver 002 tester :Welcome to testserver Server").await?;
     s.expect(":testserver 003 tester :Welcome to testserver Server").await?;
-    s.expect(":testserver 004 tester testserver lavina_0.0.2-dev r CFILPQbcefgijklmnopqrstvz").await?;
+    s.expect(
+        format!(
+            ":testserver 004 tester testserver {} r CFILPQbcefgijklmnopqrstvz",
+            &APP_VERSION
+        )
+        .as_str(),
+    )
+    .await?;
     s.expect(":testserver 005 tester CHANTYPES=# :are supported by this server").await?;
     s.expect_nothing().await?;
     s.send("QUIT :Leaving").await?;
@@ -254,7 +275,14 @@ async fn scenario_cap_sasl_fail() -> Result<()> {
     s.expect(":testserver 001 tester :Welcome to testserver Server").await?;
     s.expect(":testserver 002 tester :Welcome to testserver Server").await?;
     s.expect(":testserver 003 tester :Welcome to testserver Server").await?;
-    s.expect(":testserver 004 tester testserver lavina_0.0.2-dev r CFILPQbcefgijklmnopqrstvz").await?;
+    s.expect(
+        format!(
+            ":testserver 004 tester testserver {} r CFILPQbcefgijklmnopqrstvz",
+            &APP_VERSION
+        )
+        .as_str(),
+    )
+    .await?;
     s.expect(":testserver 005 tester CHANTYPES=# :are supported by this server").await?;
     s.expect_nothing().await?;
     s.send("QUIT :Leaving").await?;