diff --git a/bindings/go/src/fdb/fdb.go b/bindings/go/src/fdb/fdb.go
index 76cf5ac67e..54992f902a 100644
--- a/bindings/go/src/fdb/fdb.go
+++ b/bindings/go/src/fdb/fdb.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func APIVersion(version int) error {
 			if e == 2203 {
 				maxSupportedVersion := C.fdb_get_max_api_version()
 				if headerVersion > int(maxSupportedVersion) {
-					return fmt.Errorf("This version of the FoundationDB Go binding is not supported by the installed FoundationDB C library. The binding requires a library that supports API version %d, but the installed library supports a maximum version of %d.", version, maxSupportedVersion)
+					return fmt.Errorf("This version of the FoundationDB Go binding is not supported by the installed FoundationDB C library. The binding requires a library that supports API version %d, but the installed library supports a maximum version of %d.", headerVersion, maxSupportedVersion)
 				}
 				return fmt.Errorf("API version %d is not supported by the installed FoundationDB C library.", version)
 			}