diff --git a/Jamulus.pro b/Jamulus.pro
index 3d1d5acd45..41a43e48d6 100644
--- a/Jamulus.pro
+++ b/Jamulus.pro
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ contains(CONFIG, "noupcasename") {
 # allow detailed version info for intermediate builds (#475)
 contains(VERSION, .*dev.*) {
     exists(".git/config") {
-        GIT_DESCRIPTION=$$system(git describe --match=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --always --abbrev --dirty) # the match should never match
+        GIT_DESCRIPTION=$$system(git describe --match=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --always --abbrev --dirty):$$system(git show -s "--pretty=format:%ct") # commit_id(-dirty):seconds_since_epoch
         VERSION = "$$VERSION"-$$GIT_DESCRIPTION
         message("building version \"$$VERSION\" (intermediate in git repository)")
     } else {
diff --git a/src/connectdlg.cpp b/src/connectdlg.cpp
index 1c4404ea2b..6e3b28fb9d 100644
--- a/src/connectdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/connectdlg.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static QString mapVersionStr ( const QString& versionStr )
     QString x = ">"; // default suffix is later (git, dev, nightly, etc)
 
     // Regex for SemVer: major.minor.patch-suffix
-    QRegularExpression      semVerRegex ( R"(^(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)-?(.*)$)" );
+    QRegularExpression      semVerRegex ( R"(^(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)-?(.*):?(.*)$)" );
     QRegularExpressionMatch match = semVerRegex.match ( versionStr );
 
     if ( !match.hasMatch() )
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ static QString mapVersionStr ( const QString& versionStr )
     int     minor  = match.captured ( 2 ).toInt();
     int     patch  = match.captured ( 3 ).toInt();
     QString suffix = match.captured ( 4 ); // may be empty
+    QString tstamp = match.captured ( 5 ); // may be empty
 
     if ( suffix.isEmpty() )
     {
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ static QString mapVersionStr ( const QString& versionStr )
               .arg ( minor, 3, 10, QLatin1Char ( '0' ) )
               .arg ( patch, 3, 10, QLatin1Char ( '0' ) )
               .arg ( x )
-              .arg ( suffix );
+              .arg ( tstamp.isEmpty() ? suffix : tstamp );
 
     return key;
 }
@@ -184,13 +185,13 @@ CConnectDlg::CConnectDlg ( CClientSettings* pNSetP, const bool bNewShowCompleteR
     lvwServers->setColumnWidth ( LVC_NAME, 200 );
     lvwServers->setColumnWidth ( LVC_PING, 130 );
     lvwServers->setColumnWidth ( LVC_CLIENTS, 100 );
-    lvwServers->setColumnWidth ( LVC_VERSION, 110 );
+    lvwServers->setColumnWidth ( LVC_VERSION, 150 );
 #else
     lvwServers->setColumnWidth ( LVC_NAME, 180 );
     lvwServers->setColumnWidth ( LVC_PING, 75 );
     lvwServers->setColumnWidth ( LVC_CLIENTS, 70 );
     lvwServers->setColumnWidth ( LVC_LOCATION, 220 );
-    lvwServers->setColumnWidth ( LVC_VERSION, 95 );
+    lvwServers->setColumnWidth ( LVC_VERSION, 135 );
 #endif
     lvwServers->clear();
 
@@ -1024,7 +1025,7 @@ void CConnectDlg::SetServerVersionResult ( const CHostAddress& InetAddr, const Q
 
     if ( pCurListViewItem )
     {
-        pCurListViewItem->setText ( LVC_VERSION, strVersion );
+        pCurListViewItem->setText ( LVC_VERSION, GetDisplayVersion ( strVersion ) );
 
         // and store sortable mapped version number
         pCurListViewItem->setData ( LVC_VERSION, Qt::UserRole, mapVersionStr ( strVersion ) );
diff --git a/src/global.h b/src/global.h
index 55d2b57683..6e6717e58e 100644
--- a/src/global.h
+++ b/src/global.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ LED bar:      lbr
 
 // version and application name (use version from qt prject file)
 #undef VERSION
-#define VERSION  APP_VERSION
+#define VERSION  GetDisplayVersion ( APP_VERSION )
 #define APP_NAME "Jamulus"
 
 // Windows registry key name of auto run entry for the server
@@ -374,3 +374,5 @@ bool GetNumericArgument ( int     argc,
                           double  rRangeStart,
                           double  rRangeStop,
                           double& rValue );
+
+inline QString GetDisplayVersion ( QString str ) { return str.contains ( ':' ) ? str.mid ( 0, str.lastIndexOf ( ':' ) ) : str; }
diff --git a/src/protocol.cpp b/src/protocol.cpp
index db012c0c32..2d080361cc 100644
--- a/src/protocol.cpp
+++ b/src/protocol.cpp
@@ -1573,10 +1573,10 @@ void CProtocol::CreateVersionAndOSMes()
     int iPos = 0; // init position pointer
 
     // get the version number string
-    const QString strVerion = VERSION;
+    const QString strVersion = APP_VERSION;
 
     // convert version string to utf-8
-    const QByteArray strUTF8Version = strVerion.toUtf8();
+    const QByteArray strUTF8Version = strVersion.toUtf8();
 
     // size of current message body
     const int iEntrLen = 1 +                        // operating system
@@ -1864,7 +1864,7 @@ void CProtocol::CreateCLRegisterServerExMes ( const CHostAddress& InetAddr, cons
     const QByteArray strUTF8LInetAddr = LInetAddr.InetAddr.toString().toUtf8();
     const QByteArray strUTF8Name      = ServerInfo.strName.toUtf8();
     const QByteArray strUTF8City      = ServerInfo.strCity.toUtf8();
-    const QByteArray strUTF8Version   = QString ( VERSION ).toUtf8();
+    const QByteArray strUTF8Version   = QString ( APP_VERSION ).toUtf8();
 
     // size of current message body
     const int iEntrLen = 2 +                           // server internal port number
@@ -2296,10 +2296,10 @@ void CProtocol::CreateCLVersionAndOSMes ( const CHostAddress& InetAddr )
     int iPos = 0; // init position pointer
 
     // get the version number string
-    const QString strVerion = VERSION;
+    const QString strVersion = APP_VERSION;
 
     // convert version string to utf-8
-    const QByteArray strUTF8Version = strVerion.toUtf8();
+    const QByteArray strUTF8Version = strVersion.toUtf8();
 
     // size of current message body
     const int iEntrLen = 1 +                        // operating system