diff --git a/selector/filter/version.go b/selector/filter/version.go
index 41d56fbd3..21f8518ae 100644
--- a/selector/filter/version.go
+++ b/selector/filter/version.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 // Version is version filter.
 func Version(version string) selector.NodeFilter {
 	return func(_ context.Context, nodes []selector.Node) []selector.Node {
-		newNodes := nodes[:0]
+		newNodes := make([]selector.Node, 0)
 		for _, n := range nodes {
 			if n.Version() == version {
 				newNodes = append(newNodes, n)