diff --git a/codegen/src/main/kotlin/software/amazon/smithy/rust/codegen/smithy/generators/CargoTomlGenerator.kt b/codegen/src/main/kotlin/software/amazon/smithy/rust/codegen/smithy/generators/CargoTomlGenerator.kt
index 816dd0f45fa..c2fd941a059 100644
--- a/codegen/src/main/kotlin/software/amazon/smithy/rust/codegen/smithy/generators/CargoTomlGenerator.kt
+++ b/codegen/src/main/kotlin/software/amazon/smithy/rust/codegen/smithy/generators/CargoTomlGenerator.kt
@@ -81,5 +81,4 @@ class CargoTomlGenerator(
     }
 }
 
-fun smithyCodegenVersion(): String =
-    try { Version.crateVersion() } catch (ex: Exception) { "unknown" }
+fun smithyCodegenVersion(): String = Version.crateVersion()