diff --git a/cmd/generate.go b/cmd/generate.go
index c981aa7..db2af04 100644
--- a/cmd/generate.go
+++ b/cmd/generate.go
@@ -68,23 +68,27 @@ gh jira-changelog generate --config="<path-to-config-file>.yaml" --from="v0.1.0"
 		defer cancel()
 
 		repoURL := repoURL(ctx)
-		var populator messages.Populator
-		if usePR {
-			populator, err = messages.NewPullRequestPopulator(fromRef, toRef, repoURL)
-		} else {
-			populator, err = messages.NewCommitPopulator(fromRef, toRef)
-		}
-
 		changelog := jira_changelog.Generator{
 			Client: jira.NewClient(jira.NewClientOptions(jira.Options{
 				jira.BaseURL:  viper.GetString("base_url"),
 				jira.ApiToken: viper.GetString("api_token"),
 				jira.User:     viper.GetString("email_id"),
 			})),
-			Populator: populator,
-			FromRef:   fromRef,
-			ToRef:     toRef,
-			RepoURL:   repoURL,
+			Populator: func() (populator messages.Populator) {
+				if usePR {
+					populator, err = messages.NewPullRequestPopulator(fromRef, toRef, repoURL)
+				} else {
+					populator, err = messages.NewCommitPopulator(fromRef, toRef)
+				}
+				return
+			}(),
+			FromRef: fromRef,
+			ToRef:   toRef,
+			RepoURL: repoURL,
+		}
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 
 		slog.Info("Generating changelog", "From", fromRef, "To", toRef, "repoURL", repoURL)
diff --git a/cmd/version.go b/cmd/version.go
index 79f9194..f41370c 100644
--- a/cmd/version.go
+++ b/cmd/version.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-const version = "v0.3.2"
+const version = "dev"
 
 var versionCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "version",
diff --git a/pkg/jira_changelog/messages/pull_request_populator_test.go b/pkg/jira_changelog/messages/pull_request_populator_test.go
index 564da40..dbf8a20 100644
--- a/pkg/jira_changelog/messages/pull_request_populator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/jira_changelog/messages/pull_request_populator_test.go
@@ -19,4 +19,3 @@ func TestRepoPath_WhenRepoURLIsInvalid(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{"foo"}, result)
 }
-