diff --git a/vere/main.c b/vere/main.c
index 6dec6d3861..93cb26fc76 100644
--- a/vere/main.c
+++ b/vere/main.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ _main_getopt(c3_i argc, c3_c** argv)
            && u3_Host.ops_u.url_c == 0
            && u3_Host.ops_u.git == c3n ) {
 
-    u3_Host.ops_u.url_c = "https://bootstrap.urbit.org/latest.pill";
+    u3_Host.ops_u.url_c = "https://bootstrap.urbit.org/urbit-" URBIT_VERSION ".pill";
 
   } else if ( u3_Host.ops_u.nuu == c3y
            && u3_Host.ops_u.url_c == 0