diff --git a/src/app-config.php b/src/app-config.php
index 76994d9..bf43f2c 100644
--- a/src/app-config.php
+++ b/src/app-config.php
@@ -3,6 +3,22 @@
 /** The current Feed Reader Central version */
 const FRC_VERSION = '1.0.0-alpha7';
 
+/**
+ * Drop .0 or .0.0 from the end of the version to format it for display
+ *
+ * @return string The version of the application for user display
+ */
+function display_version(): string {
+    [$major, $minor, $rev] = explode('.', FRC_VERSION);
+    $minor = $minor == '0' ? '' : ".$minor";
+    $rev = match (true) {
+        $rev == '0'                 => '',
+        str_starts_with($rev, '0-') => substr($rev, 1),
+        default                     => ".$rev"
+    };
+    return "v$major$minor$rev";
+}
+
 spl_autoload_register(function ($class) {
     $file = implode(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, [__DIR__, 'lib', "$class.php"]);
     if (file_exists($file)) {
diff --git a/src/cli-start.php b/src/cli-start.php
index b6dda7e..cbe48e7 100644
--- a/src/cli-start.php
+++ b/src/cli-start.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function printfn(string $format, mixed ...$values): void {
  * @param string $title The title to display on the command line
  */
 function cli_title(string $title): void {
-    $appTitle = 'Feed Reader Central ~ v' . FRC_VERSION;
+    $appTitle = 'Feed Reader Central ~ ' . display_version();
     $dashes   = '  +' . str_repeat('-', strlen($title) + 2) . '+' . str_repeat('-', strlen($appTitle) + 2) . '+';
     printfn($dashes);
     printfn('  | %s | %s |', $title, $appTitle);
diff --git a/src/start.php b/src/start.php
index b0a27d1..e10a37d 100644
--- a/src/start.php
+++ b/src/start.php
@@ -50,13 +50,9 @@ function nav_link(string $link, bool $isFirst = false) {
  * Render the title bar for the page
  */
 function title_bar(): void {
-    $version = match (true) {
-        str_ends_with(FRC_VERSION, '.0.0') => substr(FRC_VERSION, 0, strlen(FRC_VERSION) - 4),
-        str_ends_with(FRC_VERSION, '.0')   => substr(FRC_VERSION, 0, strlen(FRC_VERSION) - 2),
-        default                            => FRC_VERSION
-    }; ?>
+    $version = display_version();; ?>
     <header hx-target=#main hx-push-url=true>
-        <div><a href=/ class=title>Feed Reader Central</a><span class=version>v<?=$version?></span></div>
+        <div><a href=/ class=title>Feed Reader Central</a><span class=version><?=$version?></span></div>
         <nav><?php
             if (key_exists(Key::USER_ID, $_SESSION)) {
                 $db = Data::getConnection();