diff --git a/restic.sh b/restic.sh
index 7894a6b..aff7461 100644
--- a/restic.sh
+++ b/restic.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ cd $(dirname "$0")
 git pull > /dev/null
 
 # restic version update
-INSTALLED_RESTIC_VERSION=$(restic -h | awk '/VERSION:/{getline; print $1}')
+INSTALLED_RESTIC_VERSION=$(restic version | awk '{print $2}')
 if [ ${LATEST_RESTIC_VERSION} != ${INSTALLED_RESTIC_VERSION} ] || [ ! -e '/usr/bin/restic' ]; then
         # Determine the Kernel and Architecture
         KERNEL=$(uname)