diff --git a/mole b/mole
index 87a1594..88f000f 100755
--- a/mole
+++ b/mole
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 source "$SCRIPT_DIR/lib/common.sh"
 
 # Version info
-VERSION="1.5.7"
+VERSION="1.6.0"
 MOLE_TAGLINE="can dig deep to clean your Mac."
 
 # Check for updates (non-blocking, cached)
@@ -182,12 +182,12 @@ update_mole() {
     # Run installer quietly and get new version
     if "$tmp_installer" --prefix "$install_dir" --config "$HOME/.config/mole" --update >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         local new_version
-        new_version=$(grep '^VERSION=' "$tmp_installer" 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed 's/VERSION="\(.*\)"/\1/' || echo "")
+        new_version=$("$mole_path" --version 2>/dev/null | awk 'NF {print $NF}' || echo "")
         echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} Updated to latest version (${new_version:-unknown})"
     else
         if "$tmp_installer" --prefix "$install_dir" --config "$HOME/.config/mole" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
             local new_version
-            new_version=$(grep '^VERSION=' "$tmp_installer" 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed 's/VERSION="\(.*\)"/\1/' || echo "")
+            new_version=$("$mole_path" --version 2>/dev/null | awk 'NF {print $NF}' || echo "")
             echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} Updated to latest version (${new_version:-unknown})"
         else
             rm -f "$tmp_installer"