diff --git a/maloja/__pkginfo__.py b/maloja/__pkginfo__.py
index e852535..dcb174d 100644
--- a/maloja/__pkginfo__.py
+++ b/maloja/__pkginfo__.py
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ try:
 	import toml
 	with open("./pyproject.toml") as filed:
 		metadata = toml.load(filed)['project']
-		VERSIONSTR = metadata['version']
+		VERSION = metadata['version']
 		HOMEPAGE = metadata['urls']['homepage']
 except:
 
 	# package distributrion
 	from pkg_resources import get_distribution
 	pkg = get_distribution('maloja')  # also contains a metadata
-	VERSIONSTR = pkg.version
+	VERSION = pkg.version
 
 	#urls = metadata.metadata('maloja').get_all('Project-URL')
 	#urls = [e.split(', ') for e in urls]
@@ -22,7 +22,4 @@ except:
 	HOMEPAGE = "https://github.com/krateng/maloja"
 
 
-VERSION = VERSIONSTR.split('.')
-
-
-USER_AGENT = f"Maloja/{VERSIONSTR} ( {HOMEPAGE} )"
+USER_AGENT = f"Maloja/{VERSION} ( {HOMEPAGE} )"
diff --git a/maloja/apis/native_v1.py b/maloja/apis/native_v1.py
index a6260be..eb4eba5 100644
--- a/maloja/apis/native_v1.py
+++ b/maloja/apis/native_v1.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from ..database import *
 from ..globalconf import malojaconfig, apikeystore
-from ..__pkginfo__ import VERSION, VERSIONSTR
+from ..__pkginfo__ import VERSION
 from ..malojauri import uri_to_internal
 from .. import utilities
 
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ def server_info():
 	return {
 		"name":malojaconfig["NAME"],
 		"version":VERSION,
-		"versionstring":VERSIONSTR,
 		"db_status":dbstatus
 	}
 
diff --git a/maloja/globalconf.py b/maloja/globalconf.py
index a032deb..110d9f8 100644
--- a/maloja/globalconf.py
+++ b/maloja/globalconf.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from doreah.configuration import Configuration
 from doreah.configuration import types as tp
 from doreah.keystore import KeyStore
 
-from .__pkginfo__ import VERSIONSTR
+from .__pkginfo__ import VERSION
 
 
 
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ data_dir = {
 
 ### write down the last ran version
 with open(pthj(dir_settings['state'],".lastmalojaversion"),"w") as filed:
-	filed.write(VERSIONSTR)
+	filed.write(VERSION)
 	filed.write("\n")
 
 
diff --git a/maloja/proccontrol/control.py b/maloja/proccontrol/control.py
index 71009c3..b92bc5c 100644
--- a/maloja/proccontrol/control.py
+++ b/maloja/proccontrol/control.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from .. import globalconf
 def print_header_info():
 	print()
 	print("#####")
-	print("Maloja v" + info.VERSIONSTR)
+	print("Maloja v" + info.VERSION)
 	print(info.HOMEPAGE)
 	print("#####")
 	print()
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def main(*args,**kwargs):
 	}
 
 	if "version" in kwargs:
-		print(info.VERSIONSTR)
+		print(info.VERSION)
 	else:
 		try:
 			action, *args = args
diff --git a/maloja/utilities/maintenance.py b/maloja/utilities/maintenance.py
index bd6ec3c..b8df8f4 100644
--- a/maloja/utilities/maintenance.py
+++ b/maloja/utilities/maintenance.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from ..__pkginfo__ import VERSIONSTR
+from ..__pkginfo__ import VERSION
 from ..malojatime import ranges, thisweek, thisyear
 from ..globalconf import malojaconfig
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def send_stats():
 			"data":json.dumps({
 				"name":malojaconfig["NAME"],
 				"url":malojaconfig["PUBLIC_URL"],
-				"version":VERSIONSTR,
+				"version":VERSION,
 				"artists":len(ARTISTS),
 				"tracks":len(TRACKS),
 				"scrobbles":len(SCROBBLES)
diff --git a/maloja/web/jinja/admin_overview.jinja b/maloja/web/jinja/admin_overview.jinja
index f2e6825..9f71e7f 100644
--- a/maloja/web/jinja/admin_overview.jinja
+++ b/maloja/web/jinja/admin_overview.jinja
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 			neo.xhttprequest("/apis/mlj_1/serverinfo",{},"GET",json=true).then((response)=>{
 
 				result = JSON.parse(response.responseText);
-				thisvers = result.version;
+				thisvers = result.version.split(".");
 
 				document.getElementById("latestversion").innerHTML = latestvers.join(".");
 				document.getElementById("currentversion").innerHTML = thisvers.join(".");