diff --git a/src/modules/kmc.nf b/src/modules/kmc.nf
index a0f4997d819323c35ecda4264b0ed4bafc0aee91..e065478d6cd1b444f8f01c77c9cecefa948bf7bb 100644
--- a/src/modules/kmc.nf
+++ b/src/modules/kmc.nf
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ process FASTKMERS {
 
     cat <<-END_VERSIONS > versions.yml
     "${task.process}":
-        kmc: \$(echo \$(kmc --version 2>&1))
+        kmc: 3.2.2 
     END_VERSIONS
     """
 }