diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8606cd2..bdc173e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 /watchdog
 /cmd/watchdog/watchdog
 xversion.go
+*.json
diff --git a/cmd/watchdog/version.go b/cmd/watchdog/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acf3f1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/watchdog/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package main
+
+// Fallback to recent version if not in a git repository
+func init() {
+	GitVersion = "v1.1.2"
+	GitTimestamp = "2019-06-21T00:54:34-06:00"
+}
diff --git a/cmd/watchdog/watchdog.go b/cmd/watchdog/watchdog.go
index 43cdc07..48a8abe 100644
--- a/cmd/watchdog/watchdog.go
+++ b/cmd/watchdog/watchdog.go
@@ -14,11 +14,7 @@ import (
 	watchdog "git.rootprojects.org/root/watchdog.go"
 )
 
-var (
-	GitRev       = "00000000"
-	GitVersion   = "v0.0.0"
-	GitTimestamp = "0000-00-00T00:00:00Z"
-)
+var GitRev, GitVersion, GitTimestamp string
 
 func usage() {
 	fmt.Println("Usage: watchdog -c config.json")
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 30a4ae6..258910d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ module git.rootprojects.org/root/watchdog.go
 
 go 1.12
 
-require git.rootprojects.org/root/go-gitver v1.1.0
+require git.rootprojects.org/root/go-gitver v1.1.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 859fc09..d2c4ce5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 git.rootprojects.org/root/go-gitver v1.1.0 h1:ANQUnUXYgbDR+WaMcI+PQQjLnxlCbAZCD/zivkrf8fY=
 git.rootprojects.org/root/go-gitver v1.1.0/go.mod h1:Rj1v3TBhvdaSphFEqMynUYwAz/4f+wY/+syBTvRrmlI=
+git.rootprojects.org/root/go-gitver v1.1.1 h1:5b0lxnTYnft5hqpln0XCrJaGPH0SKzhPaazVAvAlZ8I=
+git.rootprojects.org/root/go-gitver v1.1.1/go.mod h1:Rj1v3TBhvdaSphFEqMynUYwAz/4f+wY/+syBTvRrmlI=
diff --git a/vendor/git.rootprojects.org/root/go-gitver/README.md b/vendor/git.rootprojects.org/root/go-gitver/README.md
index 716a6c7..7f8752f 100644
--- a/vendor/git.rootprojects.org/root/go-gitver/README.md
+++ b/vendor/git.rootprojects.org/root/go-gitver/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ You don't have to use `mod vendor`, but I highly recommend it.
 
 # Options
 
-```
+```txt
 version           print version and exit
 --fail            exit with non-zero status code on failure
 --package <name>  will set the package name
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ version           print version and exit
 
 ENVs
 
-```
+```bash
 # Alias for --fail
 GITVER_FAIL=true
 ```
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ the repository in itself and that would be... weird.
 
 # Why a tools package?
 
->     import "git.rootprojects.org/root/go-gitver" is a program, not an importable package
+> import "git.rootprojects.org/root/go-gitver" is a program, not an importable package
 
 Having a tools package with a build tag that you don't use is a nice way to add exact
 versions of a command package used for tooling to your `go.mod` with `go mod tidy`,
diff --git a/vendor/git.rootprojects.org/root/go-gitver/gitver.go b/vendor/git.rootprojects.org/root/go-gitver/gitver.go
index 041b502..574fffa 100644
--- a/vendor/git.rootprojects.org/root/go-gitver/gitver.go
+++ b/vendor/git.rootprojects.org/root/go-gitver/gitver.go
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@ package {{ .Package }}
 
 func init() {
 	GitRev = "{{ .GitRev }}"
-	if "" != "{{ .Version }}" {
-		GitVersion = "{{ .Version }}"
-	}
+  {{- if .Version }}
+	GitVersion = "{{ .Version }}"
+	{{ end -}}
 	GitTimestamp = "{{ .Timestamp }}"
 }
 `))
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index acdb8d4..dbbfce7 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-# git.rootprojects.org/root/go-gitver v1.1.0
+# git.rootprojects.org/root/go-gitver v1.1.1
 git.rootprojects.org/root/go-gitver