diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/about/about.component.html b/frontend/src/app/components/about/about.component.html
index deb8825dd..afadfca67 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/about/about.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/about/about.component.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <br /><br />
 
     <div class="text-small text-center">
-      Git commit: {{ gitCommit$ | async }}
+      v2.0-SNAPSHOT ({{ gitCommit$ | async }})
     </div>
 
     <br>
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/about/about.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/components/about/about.component.ts
index a239adf46..fc7eb6bc4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/about/about.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/about/about.component.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { FormBuilder, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 import { ApiService } from 'src/app/services/api.service';
 import { env } from '../../app.constants';
 import { DomSanitizer, SafeUrl } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-about',
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ export class AboutComponent implements OnInit {
   ) { }
 
   ngOnInit() {
-    this.gitCommit$ = this.stateService.gitCommit$;
+    this.gitCommit$ = this.stateService.gitCommit$.pipe(map((str) => str.substr(0, 8)));
     this.seoService.setTitle('About');
     this.websocketService.want(['blocks']);