diff --git a/src/duckstation-nogui/nogui_host.cpp b/src/duckstation-nogui/nogui_host.cpp
index cc039a05f..eff8a73a7 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-nogui/nogui_host.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-nogui/nogui_host.cpp
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ void NoGUIHost::SavePlatformWindowGeometry(s32 x, s32 y, s32 width, s32 height)
 
 std::string NoGUIHost::GetAppNameAndVersion()
 {
-  return fmt::format("DuckStation {} ({})", g_scm_tag_str, g_scm_branch_str);
+  return fmt::format("DuckStation {}", g_scm_tag_str);
 }
 
 std::string NoGUIHost::GetAppConfigSuffix()
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/aboutdialog.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/aboutdialog.cpp
index e5553ae86..8649d20c4 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/aboutdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/aboutdialog.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ AboutDialog::AboutDialog(QWidget* parent /* = nullptr */) : QDialog(parent)
   setFixedSize(geometry().width(), geometry().height());
 
   m_ui.scmversion->setTextInteractionFlags(Qt::TextSelectableByMouse);
-  m_ui.scmversion->setText(tr("%1 (%2)").arg(QString(g_scm_tag_str)).arg(QString(g_scm_branch_str)));
+  m_ui.scmversion->setText(
+    tr("%1 (%2)").arg(QLatin1StringView(g_scm_tag_str)).arg(QLatin1StringView(g_scm_branch_str)));
 
   m_ui.description->setTextInteractionFlags(Qt::TextBrowserInteraction);
   m_ui.description->setOpenExternalLinks(true);
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/qthost.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/qthost.cpp
index 8f75534ed..37bc11674 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/qthost.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/qthost.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ bool QtHost::InNoGUIMode()
 
 QString QtHost::GetAppNameAndVersion()
 {
-  return QStringLiteral("DuckStation %1 (%2)").arg(g_scm_tag_str).arg(g_scm_branch_str);
+  return QStringLiteral("DuckStation %1").arg(QLatin1StringView(g_scm_tag_str));
 }
 
 QString QtHost::GetAppConfigSuffix()