diff --git a/templates/base/footer_content.tmpl b/templates/base/footer_content.tmpl
index 867eec02ce..18b453fa2d 100644
--- a/templates/base/footer_content.tmpl
+++ b/templates/base/footer_content.tmpl
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@
 			<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://forgejo.org">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "powered_by" "Forgejo"}}</a>
 		{{end}}
 		{{if (or .ShowFooterVersion .PageIsAdmin)}}
-			{{ctx.Locale.Tr "version"}}:
 			{{if .IsAdmin}}
-				<a href="{{AppSubUrl}}/admin/config">{{AppVer}}</a>
+				<a href="{{AppSubUrl}}/admin/config">v{{AppVer}}</a>
 			{{else}}
-				{{AppVerNoMetadata}}
+				v{{AppVerNoMetadata}}
 			{{end}}
 		{{end}}
 		{{if and .TemplateLoadTimes ShowFooterTemplateLoadTime}}