diff --git a/cmd/task/task.go b/cmd/task/task.go
index b33d688e4e..43a8481e6d 100644
--- a/cmd/task/task.go
+++ b/cmd/task/task.go
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ func run() error {
 	dir := flags.Dir
 	entrypoint := flags.Entrypoint
 
+	// Initialise version
+	ver.Init()
+
 	if flags.Version {
 		fmt.Printf("Task version: %s\n", ver.GetVersionWithSum())
 		return nil
@@ -132,8 +135,9 @@ func run() error {
 		Stdout: os.Stdout,
 		Stderr: os.Stderr,
 
-		OutputStyle: flags.Output,
-		TaskSorter:  taskSorter,
+		OutputStyle:        flags.Output,
+		TaskSorter:         taskSorter,
+		EnableVersionCheck: true,
 	}
 	listOptions := task.NewListOptions(flags.List, flags.ListAll, flags.ListJson, flags.NoStatus)
 	if err := listOptions.Validate(); err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/version/version.go b/internal/version/version.go
index 9685b75c85..34a21d4a8b 100644
--- a/internal/version/version.go
+++ b/internal/version/version.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ var (
 	sum     = ""
 )
 
-func init() {
+func Init() {
 	info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
 	if !ok || info.Main.Version == "" {
 		version = "unknown"
diff --git a/setup.go b/setup.go
index e7c1be1261..69131d3385 100644
--- a/setup.go
+++ b/setup.go
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func (e *Executor) setupConcurrencyState() {
 }
 
 func (e *Executor) doVersionChecks() error {
-	if e.DisableVersionCheck {
+	if !e.EnableVersionCheck {
 		return nil
 	}
 	// Copy the version to avoid modifying the original
diff --git a/task.go b/task.go
index ac570e680b..9b554ccf91 100644
--- a/task.go
+++ b/task.go
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ type Executor struct {
 	Stdout io.Writer
 	Stderr io.Writer
 
-	Logger              *logger.Logger
-	Compiler            *compiler.Compiler
-	Output              output.Output
-	OutputStyle         ast.Output
-	TaskSorter          sort.TaskSorter
-	UserWorkingDir      string
-	DisableVersionCheck bool
+	Logger             *logger.Logger
+	Compiler           *compiler.Compiler
+	Output             output.Output
+	OutputStyle        ast.Output
+	TaskSorter         sort.TaskSorter
+	UserWorkingDir     string
+	EnableVersionCheck bool
 
 	fuzzyModel *fuzzy.Model