diff --git a/p2p/protocol/identify/id.go b/p2p/protocol/identify/id.go
index ebd00248690eae2e5d373c95674cdb860ba8ba07..867664bbf0a9c319b1c86e0714a5bee396f36963 100644
--- a/p2p/protocol/identify/id.go
+++ b/p2p/protocol/identify/id.go
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ const ID = "/ipfs/id/1.0.0"
 // LibP2PVersion holds the current protocol version for a client running this code
 // TODO(jbenet): fix the versioning mess.
 const LibP2PVersion = "ipfs/0.1.0"
-const ClientVersion = "go-libp2p/3.3.4"
+
+var ClientVersion = "go-libp2p/3.3.4"
 
 // IDService is a structure that implements ProtocolIdentify.
 // It is a trivial service that gives the other peer some