diff --git a/validator/src/main.rs b/validator/src/main.rs
index a32b873470..70e718cfbe 100644
--- a/validator/src/main.rs
+++ b/validator/src/main.rs
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ pub fn main() {
     let use_progress_bar = logfile.is_none();
     let _logger_thread = redirect_stderr_to_file(logfile);
 
-    info!("{} {}", crate_name!(), solana_version::version!());
+    info!("{} {}", crate_name!(), solana_version);
     info!("Starting validator with: {:#?}", std::env::args_os());
 
     let cuda = matches.is_present("cuda");
@@ -1602,10 +1602,7 @@ pub fn main() {
     }
 
     solana_metrics::set_host_id(identity_keypair.pubkey().to_string());
-    solana_metrics::set_panic_hook("validator", {
-        let version = format!("{solana_version:?}");
-        Some(version)
-    });
+    solana_metrics::set_panic_hook("validator", Some(String::from(solana_version)));
     solana_entry::entry::init_poh();
     snapshot_utils::remove_tmp_snapshot_archives(&full_snapshot_archives_dir);
     snapshot_utils::remove_tmp_snapshot_archives(&incremental_snapshot_archives_dir);