diff --git a/docs/change-log.md b/docs/change-log.md
index 900be74d..e8022755 100644
--- a/docs/change-log.md
+++ b/docs/change-log.md
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 - redraw: `mithril/redraw` now just exposes the `m.redraw` callback ([#2458](https://github.com/MithrilJS/mithril.js/pull/2458) [@isiahmeadows](https://github.com/isiahmeadows))
     - The `.schedule`, `.unschedule`, and `.render` properties of the former `redrawService` are all removed.
     - If you want to know how to work around it, look at the call to `mount` in Mithril's source for `m.route`. That should help you in finding ways around the removed feature. (It doesn't take that much more code.)
+- api: `m.version` has been removed. If you really need the version for whatever reason, just read the `version` field of `mithril/package.json` directly. ([#2466](https://github.com/MithrilJS/mithril.js/pull/2466) [@isiahmeadows](https://github.com/isiahmeadows))
 
 
 #### News
diff --git a/docs/nav-methods.md b/docs/nav-methods.md
index 83a82d35..c05957e3 100644
--- a/docs/nav-methods.md
+++ b/docs/nav-methods.md
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 	- [m.trust](trust.md)
 	- [m.fragment](fragment.md)
 	- [m.redraw](redraw.md)
-	- [m.version](version.md)
 	- [Promise](promise.md)
 - Optional
 	- [Stream](stream.md)
diff --git a/docs/version.md b/docs/version.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 683cd41e..00000000
--- a/docs/version.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# version
-
-- [Signature](#signature)
-- [How it works](#how-it-works)
-
----
-
-### Signature
-
-`m.version`
-
-Argument    | Type                 | Required | Description
------------ | -------------------- | -------- | ---
-**returns** | String               |          | Returns the version number
-
----
-
-### How it works
-
-The `m.version` property is a string containing the [semver](http://semver.org/) value for the current release.
-
-Semver (or Semantic Versioning) specifies that a version number must follow the syntax "0.0.0", where the first number is the MAJOR number, the second is the MINOR number and the third is the PATCH number.
-
-- The MAJOR number changes when there are backwards-incompatible API changes,
-- The MINOR number changes when functionality is added in a backwards-compatible manner, and
-- The PATCH number changes when there are backwards-compatible bug fixes
-
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e308e1e9..96f18631 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ m.parseQueryString = require("./querystring/parse")
 m.buildQueryString = require("./querystring/build")
 m.parsePathname = require("./pathname/parse")
 m.buildPathname = require("./pathname/build")
-m.version = "2.0.0-rc.7"
 m.vnode = require("./render/vnode")
 m.PromisePolyfill = require("./promise/polyfill")
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d2792860..4724ce15 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "cover": "istanbul cover --print both ospec/bin/ospec",
     "release": "npm version -m 'v%s'",
     "preversion": "npm run test",
-    "version": "node scripts/update-version && npm run build && git add index.js mithril.js mithril.min.js",
+    "version": "npm run build && git add index.js mithril.js mithril.min.js",
     "postversion": "git push --follow-tags"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/scripts/update-version.js b/scripts/update-version.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7de01395..00000000
--- a/scripts/update-version.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-"use strict"
-
-const fs = require("fs")
-const version = require("../package.json").version
-const index = require.resolve("../index")
-
-fs.writeFile(index,
-	fs.readFile(index, "utf-8")
-		.replace(/(version\s*=\s*)(['"]).*?\2/, `$1$2${version}$2`)
-)
diff --git a/tests/test-api.js b/tests/test-api.js
index 542322d8..de3b318f 100644
--- a/tests/test-api.js
+++ b/tests/test-api.js
@@ -24,13 +24,6 @@ o.spec("api", function() {
 			o(vnode.tag).equals("div")
 		})
 	})
-	o.spec("m.version", function() {
-		o("works", function() {
-			o(typeof m.version).equals("string")
-			o(m.version.indexOf(".") > -1).equals(true)
-			o((/\d/).test(m.version)).equals(true)
-		})
-	})
 	o.spec("m.trust", function() {
 		o("works", function() {
 			var vnode = m.trust("<br>")