diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a0d45666..67b21322 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
-#![feature(const_option_ext)]
 #![cfg_attr(feature = "unstable", feature(ip))]
 // The recursion_limit is mainly triggered by the json!() macro.
 // The more key/value pairs there are the more recursion occurs.
@@ -77,7 +76,15 @@ const HELP: &str = "\
             -v, --version    Prints the app version
 ";
 
-pub const VERSION: Option<&str> = option_env!("BWRS_VERSION").or(option_env!("VW_VERSION"));
+// HACK: Option::or cannot be used in a constant context
+const fn get_version() -> Option<&'static str> {
+    let bwrs_version = option_env!("BWRS_VERSION");
+    match bwrs_version {
+        Some(_) => bwrs_version,
+        None => option_env!("VW_VERSION"),
+    }
+}
+pub const VERSION: Option<&str> = get_version();
 
 fn parse_args() {
     let mut pargs = pico_args::Arguments::from_env();