Revert "read version from manifest first"

This reverts commit 2deedec26d.

src/info/version.rs

@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ impl VersionInfo {
 }
 
 fn get_version(repo: &Repository, manifest: Option<&Manifest>) -> Result<String> {
-    if let Some(m) = manifest {
-        if !m.version.is_empty() {
-            return Ok(m.version.clone());
-        }
-    }
-
     let mut version = String::new();
     let mut most_recent = 0;
 
@@ -36,7 +30,15 @@ fn get_version(repo: &Repository, manifest: Option<&Manifest>) -> Result<String>
         }
     }
 
-    Ok(version)
+    if version.is_empty() {
+        let version_from_manifest = match manifest {
+            Some(m) => m.version.clone(),
+            None => String::new(),
+        };
+        Ok(version_from_manifest)
+    } else {
+        Ok(version)
+    }
 }
 
 #[typetag::serialize]