diff --git a/internal/constants/constants.gen.go b/internal/constants/constants.gen.go
index 5e5a631..1c28ce2 100644
--- a/internal/constants/constants.gen.go
+++ b/internal/constants/constants.gen.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  *
  * To regenerate, run 'go generate' in internal/lvgen.
  */
+
 package constants
 
 // libvirt procedure identifiers and other enums
diff --git a/internal/lvgen/constants.tmpl b/internal/lvgen/constants.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06a7240
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/lvgen/constants.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * This file generated by internal/lvgen/generate.go. DO NOT EDIT BY HAND!
+ *
+ * To regenerate, run 'go generate' in internal/lvgen.
+ */
+
+package constants
+
+// libvirt procedure identifiers and other enums
+//
+// These are libvirt procedure numbers which correspond to each respective
+// API call between remote_internal driver and libvirtd. Each procedure is
+// identified by a unique number which *may change in any future libvirt
+// update*.
+//
+// Examples:
+//	REMOTE_PROC_CONNECT_OPEN = 1
+//	REMOTE_PROC_DOMAIN_DEFINE_XML = 11
+//	REMOTE_PROC_DOMAIN_MIGRATE_SET_MAX_SPEED = 207,
+const (
+	// From enums:
+	{{range .Enums}}{{.Name}} = {{.Val}}
+	{{end}}
+
+	// From consts:
+	{{range .Consts}}{{.Name}} = {{.Val}}
+	{{end}}
+)
diff --git a/internal/lvgen/generate.go b/internal/lvgen/generate.go
index 7f6ff4a..193d5ec 100644
--- a/internal/lvgen/generate.go
+++ b/internal/lvgen/generate.go
@@ -112,35 +112,6 @@ func Generate(proto io.Reader) error {
 }
 
 func genGo(wr io.Writer) error {
-	// TODO: Move this someplace nice.
-	const consttempl = `/*
- * This file generated by internal/lvgen/generate.go. DO NOT EDIT BY HAND!
- *
- * To regenerate, run 'go generate' in internal/lvgen.
- */
-package constants
-
-// libvirt procedure identifiers and other enums
-//
-// These are libvirt procedure numbers which correspond to each respective
-// API call between remote_internal driver and libvirtd. Each procedure is
-// identified by a unique number which *may change in any future libvirt
-// update*.
-//
-// Examples:
-//	REMOTE_PROC_CONNECT_OPEN = 1
-//	REMOTE_PROC_DOMAIN_DEFINE_XML = 11
-//	REMOTE_PROC_DOMAIN_MIGRATE_SET_MAX_SPEED = 207,
-const (
-	// From enums:
-	{{range .Enums}}{{.Name}} = {{.Val}}
-	{{end}}
-
-	// From consts:
-	{{range .Consts}}{{.Name}} = {{.Val}}
-	{{end}}
-)
-`
 	// Enums and consts from the protocol definition both become go consts in
 	// the generated code. We'll remove "REMOTE_" and then camel-case the
 	// name before making each one a go constant.
@@ -151,7 +122,10 @@ const (
 		Gen.Consts[ix].Name = constNameTransform(en.Name)
 	}
 
-	t := template.Must(template.New("consts").Parse(consttempl))
+	t, err := template.ParseFiles("constants.tmpl")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if err := t.Execute(wr, Gen); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}