diff --git a/scapy/config.py b/scapy/config.py
index 59a37ac6f31dd82cb641bc8fb461a325fa469492..c7c425012ec033c10cf62886b2ac9d3a2d4a7e15 100644
--- a/scapy/config.py
+++ b/scapy/config.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class ConfClass:
     def __repr__(self):
         return str(self)
     def __str__(self):
-        s="Version    = %s\n" % VERSION
+        s=""
         keys = self.__class__.__dict__.copy()
         keys.update(self.__dict__)
         keys = keys.keys()
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ noenum    : holds list of enum fields for which conversion to string should NOT
 AS_resolver: choose the AS resolver class to use
 extensions_paths: path or list of paths where extensions are to be looked for
 """
+    version = "2.0.0.1 alpha"
     session = ""  
     stealth = "not implemented"
     iface = get_working_if()
diff --git a/scapy/main.py b/scapy/main.py
index 71ab1dc22f24b10db1f4d7cfb2981a3cae22ee70..fbcc32f5d1ca7e27a429ab9450206ba5b5f854d0 100644
--- a/scapy/main.py
+++ b/scapy/main.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 from __future__ import generators
 import os,sys
 
-VERSION = "1.2.0.2"
-
 DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE = os.path.join(os.environ["HOME"], ".scapy_startup.py")
 
 try:
@@ -237,7 +235,7 @@ def interact(mydict=None,argv=None,mybanner=None,loglevel=1):
         atexit.register(scapy_write_history_file,readline)
     
     sys.ps1 = ColorPrompt()
-    code.interact(banner = the_banner % (VERSION), local=session)
+    code.interact(banner = the_banner % (conf.version), local=session)
 
     if conf.session:
         save_session(conf.session, session)