diff --git a/src/exiv2.cpp b/src/exiv2.cpp
index cf84a856..d6d58683 100644
--- a/src/exiv2.cpp
+++ b/src/exiv2.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ void Params::version(bool verbose,std::ostream& os) const
 {
     bool  b64    = sizeof(void*)==8;
     const char* sBuild = b64 ? "(64 bit build)" : "(32 bit build)" ;
-    os << EXV_PACKAGE_STRING << " " << Exiv2::versionNumberHexString() << " " << sBuild << "\n";
+    os << EXV_PACKAGE_STRING << " " << sBuild << "\n";
     if ( Params::instance().greps_.empty() ) {
     os << "\n"
        << _("This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or\n"