diff --git a/src/backend/app/loot_settings.cpp b/src/backend/app/loot_settings.cpp
index 1cf6d161..f0885d5a 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/loot_settings.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/app/loot_settings.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ namespace loot {
     void LootSettings::updateLastVersion() {
         std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> guard(mutex);
 
-        lastVersion = std::to_string(LootVersion::major) + "." + std::to_string(LootVersion::minor) + "." + std::to_string(LootVersion::patch);
+        lastVersion = LootVersion::string();
     }
 
     YAML::Node LootSettings::toYaml() const {
diff --git a/src/backend/app/loot_version.cpp.in b/src/backend/app/loot_version.cpp.in
index 5c84c54b..530bec13 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/loot_version.cpp.in
+++ b/src/backend/app/loot_version.cpp.in
@@ -29,4 +29,8 @@ namespace loot {
     const unsigned int LootVersion::minor = 9;
     const unsigned int LootVersion::patch = 1;
     const std::string LootVersion::revision = "@GIT_COMMIT_STRING@";
+
+    std::string LootVersion::string() {
+        return std::to_string(major) + '.' + std::to_string(minor) + '.' + std::to_string(patch);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/app/loot_version.h b/src/backend/app/loot_version.h
index d3d68d3f..0dab2f3c 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/loot_version.h
+++ b/src/backend/app/loot_version.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ namespace loot {
         static const unsigned int minor;
         static const unsigned int patch;
         static const std::string revision;
+
+        static std::string string();
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/query_handler.cpp b/src/gui/query_handler.cpp
index 801d33d1..07354e6a 100644
--- a/src/gui/query_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/query_handler.cpp
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ namespace loot {
 
     std::string QueryHandler::GetVersion() {
         BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Getting LOOT version.";
-        YAML::Node version(to_string(LootVersion::major) + "." + to_string(LootVersion::minor) + "." + to_string(LootVersion::patch) + "." + LootVersion::revision);
+        YAML::Node version(LootVersion::string() + "." + LootVersion::revision);
         return JSON::stringify(version);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/app/loot_settings_test.h b/src/tests/backend/app/loot_settings_test.h
index 3050b410..20eca1e2 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/app/loot_settings_test.h
+++ b/src/tests/backend/app/loot_settings_test.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace loot {
         };
 
         TEST_F(LootSettingsTest, defaultConstructorShouldSetDefaultValues) {
-            const std::string currentVersion = std::to_string(LootVersion::major) + "." + std::to_string(LootVersion::minor) + "." + std::to_string(LootVersion::patch);
+            const std::string currentVersion = LootVersion::string();
             const std::vector<GameSettings> expectedGameSettings({
                 GameSettings(GameSettings::tes4),
                 GameSettings(GameSettings::tes5),
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ namespace loot {
         }
 
         TEST_F(LootSettingsTest, updateLastVersionShouldSetValueToCurrentLootVersion) {
-            const std::string currentVersion = std::to_string(LootVersion::major) + "." + std::to_string(LootVersion::minor) + "." + std::to_string(LootVersion::patch);
+            const std::string currentVersion = LootVersion::string();
             YAML::Node inputYaml;
             inputYaml["lastVersion"] = "v0.7.1";
 
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/helpers/version_test.h b/src/tests/backend/helpers/version_test.h
index 5ce5a158..989ab257 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/helpers/version_test.h
+++ b/src/tests/backend/helpers/version_test.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ along with LOOT.  If not, see
 #ifndef LOOT_TEST_BACKEND_HELPERS_VERSION
 #define LOOT_TEST_BACKEND_HELPERS_VERSION
 
+#include "backend/app/loot_version.h"
 #include "backend/helpers/version.h"
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
@@ -35,11 +36,7 @@ namespace loot {
         TEST(Version, shouldExtractVersionFromApiDll) {
             // Use the API DLL built.
             Version version(boost::filesystem::path("loot_api.dll"));
-            std::string expected(
-                std::to_string(LootVersion::major) + "." +
-                std::to_string(LootVersion::minor) + "." +
-                std::to_string(LootVersion::patch) + ".0"
-            );
+            std::string expected(LootVersion::string() + ".0");
             EXPECT_EQ(expected, version.AsString());
         }
 #endif