diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/ui/view_models/index_item.rb b/lib/pact_broker/ui/view_models/index_item.rb
index fbe735c73..35da6c731 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/ui/view_models/index_item.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/ui/view_models/index_item.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ def provider_name
         end
 
         def consumer_version_number
-          PactBroker::Versions::AbbreviateNumber.call(@relationship.consumer_version_number)
+          @relationship.consumer_version_number
+        end
+
+        def display_consumer_version_number
+          PactBroker::Versions::AbbreviateNumber.call(consumer_version_number)
         end
 
         def consumer_version_order
@@ -38,7 +42,11 @@ def consumer_version_order
         end
 
         def provider_version_number
-          PactBroker::Versions::AbbreviateNumber.call(@relationship.provider_version_number)
+          @relationship.provider_version_number
+        end
+
+        def display_provider_version_number
+          PactBroker::Versions::AbbreviateNumber.call(provider_version_number)
         end
 
         def latest?
diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/ui/views/index/show-with-tags.haml b/lib/pact_broker/ui/views/index/show-with-tags.haml
index 5c8c0c615..8be708681 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/ui/views/index/show-with-tags.haml
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/ui/views/index/show-with-tags.haml
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
               %a{:href => index_item.consumer_group_url }
                 = index_item.consumer_name
             %td.consumer-version-number{"data-text": index_item.consumer_version_order}
-              %div.clippable
-                = index_item.consumer_version_number
-                - if index_item.consumer_version_number
+              %div.clippable{"data-clippable": index_item.consumer_version_number}
+                = index_item.display_consumer_version_number
+                - if index_item.display_consumer_version_number
                   %button.clippy.invisible{ title: "Copy to clipboard" }
                     %span.copy-icon
               - if index_item.latest?
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@
               %a{ href: index_item.provider_group_url }
                 = index_item.provider_name
             %td.provider-version-number
-              %div.clippable
-                = index_item.provider_version_number
-                - if index_item.provider_version_number
+              %div.clippable{"data-clippable": index_item.provider_version_number}
+                = index_item.display_provider_version_number
+                - if index_item.display_provider_version_number
                   %button.clippy.invisible{ title: "Copy to clipboard" }
                     %span.copy-icon
               - if index_item.provider_version_branch
diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/ui/views/matrix/show.haml b/lib/pact_broker/ui/views/matrix/show.haml
index 2cb77c2c6..451147cad 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/ui/views/matrix/show.haml
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/ui/views/matrix/show.haml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
             %a{href: line.consumer_name_url}
               = line.consumer_name
           %td.consumer-version{'data-sort-value' => line.consumer_version_order, 'data-consumer-version-id' => line.consumer_version_id}
-            %div.clippable
+            %div.clippable{'data-clippable': line.consumer_version_number}
               %a{href: line.consumer_version_number_url}
                 = line.display_consumer_version_number
               - if line.display_consumer_version_number
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
             %a{href: line.provider_name_url}
               = line.provider_name
           %td.provider-version{'data-sort-value' => line.provider_version_order, 'data-provider-version-id' => line.provider_version_id }
-            %div.clippable
+            %div.clippable{'data-clippable': line.provider_version_number}
               %a{href: line.provider_version_number_url}
                 = line.display_provider_version_number
               - if line.display_provider_version_number
diff --git a/public/javascripts/clipboard.js b/public/javascripts/clipboard.js
index e1fb27d6b..ce9affbf1 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/clipboard.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/clipboard.js
@@ -24,9 +24,15 @@ function initializeClipper(selector) {
     .children(".clippy")
     .click(function() {
       const clippyButton = $(this);
-      const text = $.trim(clippyButton.closest(selector).text());
+      const clipTarget = clippyButton.closest(selector);
+      let text = null;
+      if(clipTarget.data('clippable')) {
+        text = clipTarget.data('clippable');
+      } else {
+        text = clippyButton.closest(selector).text();
+      }
+      copyToClipboard($.trim(text));
 
-      copyToClipboard(text);
       flashClipped(clippyButton);
     });
 }