diff --git a/src/action/base/create_or_merge_nix_config.rs b/src/action/base/create_or_merge_nix_config.rs
index 250ac0b..1f69ddb 100644
--- a/src/action/base/create_or_merge_nix_config.rs
+++ b/src/action/base/create_or_merge_nix_config.rs
@@ -409,10 +409,13 @@ impl Action for CreateOrMergeNixConfig {
             new_config.push('\n');
         }
 
-        new_config.push_str(&format!(
-            "# Generated by https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer, version {version}.\n",
-            version = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
-        ));
+        new_config.push_str(
+            &[
+                "# Generated by https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer.",
+                "# See `/nix/nix-installer --version` for the version details.",
+            ]
+            .join("\n"),
+        );
 
         for (name, value) in merged_nix_config.settings() {
             new_config.push_str(name);