diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 05c46e3..9b32a21 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 package version
 
+import "fmt"
+
 var (
-	// This variable shows the user any additional changes to files made that aren't on the branch.
-	GitDirty string
 	// This variable shows the commit hash of the repo so they can confirm they are on latest or specific version of the branch.
 	GitHash string
 	// This variable is dependent on what the current release is e.g. if it is v0.2.3 then this variable, outside of releases, will be v0.2.4-dev .
@@ -25,9 +25,5 @@ var (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	if GitDirty != "" && GitHash != "" {
-		Version += " (" + GitHash + " - " + GitDirty + ")"
-	} else if GitDirty == "" {
-		Version += " (" + GitHash + ")"
-	}
+	Version = fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s)", Version, GitHash)
 }