diff --git a/app/CMakeLists.txt b/app/CMakeLists.txt
index 505a9cc..af6d3df 100644
--- a/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ ob_add_cpp_vars(${APP_TARGET_NAME}
     NAME "project_vars"
     PREFIX "PROJECT_"
     VARS
-        VERSION_STR "\"${PROJECT_VERSION}\""
+        VERSION_STR "\"${PROJECT_VERSION_VERBOSE}\""
         SHORT_NAME "\"${APP_ALIAS_NAME}\""
         TARGET_FP_VER_PFX_STR "\"${TARGET_FP_VERSION_PREFIX}\""
         APP_NAME "\"${PROJECT_FORMAL_NAME}\""
diff --git a/app/src/command/c-update.cpp b/app/src/command/c-update.cpp
index 4954c07..80e97e1 100644
--- a/app/src/command/c-update.cpp
+++ b/app/src/command/c-update.cpp
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ CUpdateError CUpdate::checkAndPrepareUpdate() const
         return ue;
 
     // Check if newer
-    QVersionNumber currentVersion = QVersionNumber::fromString(QCoreApplication::applicationVersion());
+    QVersionNumber currentVersion = QVersionNumber::fromString(QCoreApplication::applicationVersion().mid(1)); // Drops 'v'
     Q_ASSERT(!currentVersion.isNull());
     QVersionNumber newVersion = QVersionNumber::fromString(rd.tag_name.mid(1)); // Drops 'v'
     if(newVersion.isNull())
diff --git a/app/src/kernel/core.h b/app/src/kernel/core.h
index ef559e1..227e5fe 100644
--- a/app/src/kernel/core.h
+++ b/app/src/kernel/core.h
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class Core : public QObject
     static inline const QString HELP_COMMAND_TEMPL = u"<br><b>%1:</b> &nbsp;%2"_s;
 
     // Command line messages
-    static inline const QString CL_VERSION_MESSAGE = u"CLI Flashpoint version " PROJECT_VERSION_STR ", designed for use with Flashpoint Archive " PROJECT_TARGET_FP_VER_PFX_STR " series"_s;
+    static inline const QString CL_VERSION_MESSAGE = u"CLI Flashpoint " PROJECT_VERSION_STR ", designed for use with Flashpoint Archive " PROJECT_TARGET_FP_VER_PFX_STR " series"_s;
 
     // Input strings
     static inline const QString MULTI_TITLE_SEL_CAP = u"Title Disambiguation"_s;