diff --git a/init.cpp b/init.cpp
index effac288fc..906bcbe137 100644
--- a/init.cpp
+++ b/init.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ bool AppInit2(int argc, char* argv[])
     {
         string beta = VERSION_IS_BETA ? _(" beta") : "";
         string strUsage = string() +
-          _("Bitcoin version") + " " + FormatVersion(VERSION) + pszSubVer + beta + "\n\n" +
+          _("Bitcoin version") + " " + FormatFullVersion() + "\n\n" +
           _("Usage:") + "\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n" +
             "  bitcoin [options]                   \t  " + "\n" +
             "  bitcoin [options] <command> [params]\t  " + _("Send command to -server or bitcoind\n") +
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ bool AppInit2(int argc, char* argv[])
     if (!fDebug && !pszSetDataDir[0])
         ShrinkDebugFile();
     printf("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n");
-    printf("Bitcoin version %s%s%s\n", FormatVersion(VERSION).c_str(), pszSubVer, VERSION_IS_BETA ? _(" beta") : "");
+    printf("Bitcoin version %s\n", FormatFullVersion().c_str());
 #ifdef GUI
     printf("OS version %s\n", ((string)wxGetOsDescription()).c_str());
     printf("System default language is %d %s\n", g_locale.GetSystemLanguage(), ((string)g_locale.GetSysName()).c_str());
diff --git a/ui.cpp b/ui.cpp
index 45e07d16ea..5d4c6529ff 100644
--- a/ui.cpp
+++ b/ui.cpp
@@ -1814,7 +1814,7 @@ void COptionsDialog::OnButtonApply(wxCommandEvent& event)
 
 CAboutDialog::CAboutDialog(wxWindow* parent) : CAboutDialogBase(parent)
 {
-    m_staticTextVersion->SetLabel(strprintf(_("version %s%s BETA"), FormatVersion(VERSION).c_str(), pszSubVer));
+    m_staticTextVersion->SetLabel(strprintf(_("version %s"), FormatFullVersion().c_str()));
 
     // Change (c) into UTF-8 or ANSI copyright symbol
     wxString str = m_staticTextMain->GetLabel();
diff --git a/util.cpp b/util.cpp
index 655626dd3b..1c685ba42d 100644
--- a/util.cpp
+++ b/util.cpp
@@ -855,3 +855,32 @@ void AddTimeData(unsigned int ip, int64 nTime)
         printf("|  nTimeOffset = %+"PRI64d"  (%+"PRI64d" minutes)\n", nTimeOffset, nTimeOffset/60);
     }
 }
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+string FormatVersion(int nVersion)
+{
+    if (nVersion%100 == 0)
+        return strprintf("%d.%d.%d", nVersion/1000000, (nVersion/10000)%100, (nVersion/100)%100);
+    else
+        return strprintf("%d.%d.%d.%d", nVersion/1000000, (nVersion/10000)%100, (nVersion/100)%100, nVersion%100);
+}
+
+string FormatFullVersion()
+{
+    string s = FormatVersion(VERSION) + pszSubVer;
+    if (VERSION_IS_BETA)
+        s += _("-beta");
+    return s;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index 2a7dbb5107..d1754c9e5e 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ uint64 GetRand(uint64 nMax);
 int64 GetTime();
 int64 GetAdjustedTime();
 void AddTimeData(unsigned int ip, int64 nTime);
+string FormatFullVersion();
 
 
 
@@ -431,14 +432,6 @@ inline bool GetBoolArg(const string& strArg)
     return false;
 }
 
-inline string FormatVersion(int nVersion)
-{
-    if (nVersion%100 == 0)
-        return strprintf("%d.%d.%d", nVersion/1000000, (nVersion/10000)%100, (nVersion/100)%100);
-    else
-        return strprintf("%d.%d.%d.%d", nVersion/1000000, (nVersion/10000)%100, (nVersion/100)%100, nVersion%100);
-}
-