diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/api/imhex_api.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/api/imhex_api.cpp
index 1493880ea..ae389b0d8 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/api/imhex_api.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/api/imhex_api.cpp
@@ -872,7 +872,8 @@ namespace hex {
 
         SemanticVersion getImHexVersion() {
             #if defined IMHEX_VERSION
-                return SemanticVersion(IMHEX_VERSION);
+                static auto version = SemanticVersion(IMHEX_VERSION);
+                return version;
             #else
                 return {};
             #endif