diff --git a/core/cmd/dms/commands_common.go b/core/cmd/dms/commands_common.go
index 14619b53..eccc3043 100644
--- a/core/cmd/dms/commands_common.go
+++ b/core/cmd/dms/commands_common.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/log"
@@ -152,7 +154,55 @@ var pluginsUninstallCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 func runVersion(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	printASCII()
-	fmt.Printf("%s\n", Version)
+	fmt.Printf("%s\n", formatVersion(Version))
+}
+
+// Git builds: dms (git) v0.6.2-XXXX
+// Stable releases: dms v0.6.2
+func formatVersion(version string) string {
+	// Arch/Debian/Ubuntu/OpenSUSE git format: 0.6.2+git2264.c5c5ce84
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`^([\d.]+)\+git(\d+)\.`)
+	if matches := re.FindStringSubmatch(version); matches != nil {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("dms (git) v%s-%s", matches[1], matches[2])
+	}
+
+	// Fedora COPR git format: 0.0.git.2267.d430cae9
+	re = regexp.MustCompile(`^[\d.]+\.git\.(\d+)\.`)
+	if matches := re.FindStringSubmatch(version); matches != nil {
+		baseVersion := getBaseVersion()
+		return fmt.Sprintf("dms (git) v%s-%s", baseVersion, matches[1])
+	}
+
+	// Stable release format: 0.6.2
+	re = regexp.MustCompile(`^([\d.]+)$`)
+	if matches := re.FindStringSubmatch(version); matches != nil {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("dms v%s", matches[1])
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("dms %s", version)
+}
+
+func getBaseVersion() string {
+	paths := []string{
+		"/usr/share/quickshell/dms/VERSION",
+		"/usr/local/share/quickshell/dms/VERSION",
+		"/etc/xdg/quickshell/dms/VERSION",
+	}
+
+	for _, path := range paths {
+		if content, err := os.ReadFile(path); err == nil {
+			ver := strings.TrimSpace(string(content))
+			ver = strings.TrimPrefix(ver, "v")
+			if re := regexp.MustCompile(`^([\d.]+)`); re.MatchString(ver) {
+				if matches := re.FindStringSubmatch(ver); matches != nil {
+					return matches[1]
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Fallback
+	return "0.6.2"
 }
 
 func startDebugServer() error {
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/Settings/AboutTab.qml b/quickshell/Modules/Settings/AboutTab.qml
index df3b7722..11dd1d86 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/Settings/AboutTab.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/Settings/AboutTab.qml
@@ -165,12 +165,24 @@ Item {
                         text: {
                             if (!SystemUpdateService.shellVersion) return "dms";
 
-                            // Git versioning to show ex: "dms v0.6.2-2223"
                             let version = SystemUpdateService.shellVersion;
-                            let match = version.match(/^([\d.]+)\+git(\d+)\./);
 
+                            // Debian/Ubuntu/OpenSUSE git format: 0.6.2+git2264.c5c5ce84
+                            let match = version.match(/^([\d.]+)\+git(\d+)\./);
                             if (match) {
-                                return `dms v${match[1]}-${match[2]}`;
+                                return `dms (git) v${match[1]}-${match[2]}`;
+                            }
+
+                            // Fedora COPR git format: 0.0.git.2267.d430cae9
+                            match = version.match(/^[\d.]+\.git\.(\d+)\./);
+                            if (match) {
+                                return `dms (git) v0.6.2-${match[1]}`;
+                            }
+
+                            // Stable release format: 0.6.2 
+                            match = version.match(/^([\d.]+)$/);
+                            if (match) {
+                                return `dms v${match[1]}`;
                             }
 
                             return `dms ${version}`;