diff --git a/build/ci.go b/build/ci.go
index 08e69b52fc..dbf188350d 100644
--- a/build/ci.go
+++ b/build/ci.go
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ func newPodMetadata(env build.Environment, archive string) podMetadata {
 	return podMetadata{
 		Name:         name,
 		Archive:      archive,
-		Version:      build.VERSION() + "+" + env.Commit[:8],
+		Version:      build.VERSION(),
 		Commit:       env.Commit,
 		Contributors: contribs,
 	}