diff --git a/src/bin_compare.rs b/src/bin_compare.rs
index 087c2c5..428117c 100644
--- a/src/bin_compare.rs
+++ b/src/bin_compare.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#![feature(exit_status_error)]
 #![feature(round_char_boundary)]
 #![feature(exact_size_is_empty)]
 use std::io::Read;
@@ -5,6 +6,8 @@ use std::io::Read;
 use organic::compare::run_anonymous_compare;
 use organic::compare::run_compare_on_file;
 
+mod util;
+
 #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
 use crate::init_tracing::init_telemetry;
 #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
diff --git a/src/compare/compare.rs b/src/compare/compare.rs
index 756dcb7..d0f7bf2 100644
--- a/src/compare/compare.rs
+++ b/src/compare/compare.rs
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ use crate::compare::diff::compare_document;
 use crate::compare::diff::DiffResult;
 use crate::compare::parse::emacs_parse_anonymous_org_document;
 use crate::compare::parse::emacs_parse_file_org_document;
-use crate::compare::parse::get_emacs_version;
-use crate::compare::parse::get_org_mode_version;
 use crate::compare::sexp::sexp;
 use crate::context::GlobalSettings;
 use crate::context::LocalFileAccessInterface;
 use crate::parser::parse_file_with_settings;
 use crate::parser::parse_with_settings;
+use crate::util::print_versions;
 
 pub async fn run_anonymous_compare<P: AsRef<str>>(
     org_contents: P,
@@ -128,12 +127,3 @@ pub async fn run_compare_on_file_with_settings<'g, 's, P: AsRef<Path>>(
 
     Ok(true)
 }
-
-async fn print_versions() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    eprintln!("Using emacs version: {}", get_emacs_version().await?.trim());
-    eprintln!(
-        "Using org-mode version: {}",
-        get_org_mode_version().await?.trim()
-    );
-    Ok(())
-}
diff --git a/src/compare/mod.rs b/src/compare/mod.rs
index a19cd3c..5a2c30e 100644
--- a/src/compare/mod.rs
+++ b/src/compare/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ mod macros;
 mod parse;
 mod sexp;
 mod util;
-pub(crate) use compare::print_versions;
 pub use compare::run_anonymous_compare;
 pub use compare::run_anonymous_compare_with_settings;
 pub use compare::run_compare_on_file;
diff --git a/src/compare/parse.rs b/src/compare/parse.rs
index 8b28fc3..1c5c770 100644
--- a/src/compare/parse.rs
+++ b/src/compare/parse.rs
@@ -143,40 +143,3 @@ where
     }
     output
 }
-
-pub async fn get_emacs_version() -> Result<String, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    let elisp_script = r#"(progn
-     (message "%s" (version))
-)"#;
-    let mut cmd = Command::new("emacs");
-    let cmd = cmd
-        .arg("-q")
-        .arg("--no-site-file")
-        .arg("--no-splash")
-        .arg("--batch")
-        .arg("--eval")
-        .arg(elisp_script);
-
-    let out = cmd.output().await?;
-    out.status.exit_ok()?;
-    Ok(String::from_utf8(out.stderr)?)
-}
-
-pub async fn get_org_mode_version() -> Result<String, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    let elisp_script = r#"(progn
-     (org-mode)
-     (message "%s" (org-version nil t nil))
-)"#;
-    let mut cmd = Command::new("emacs");
-    let cmd = cmd
-        .arg("-q")
-        .arg("--no-site-file")
-        .arg("--no-splash")
-        .arg("--batch")
-        .arg("--eval")
-        .arg(elisp_script);
-
-    let out = cmd.output().await?;
-    out.status.exit_ok()?;
-    Ok(String::from_utf8(out.stderr)?)
-}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6795061..c1451cd 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ extern crate test;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "compare")]
 pub mod compare;
+#[cfg(feature = "compare")]
+mod util;
 
 mod context;
 mod error;