diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/UITask.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/UITask.cpp
index c42bb094..cfe08cf7 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/UITask.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/UITask.cpp
@@ -25,16 +25,28 @@ static const uint8_t meshcore_logo [] PROGMEM = {
     0xe3, 0xe3, 0x8f, 0xff, 0x1f, 0xfc, 0x3c, 0x0e, 0x1f, 0xf8, 0xff, 0xf8, 0x70, 0x3c, 0x7f, 0xf8, 
 };
 
-void UITask::begin(DisplayDriver* display, const char* node_name, const char* build_date, uint32_t pin_code) {
+void UITask::begin(DisplayDriver* display, const char* node_name, const char* build_date, const char* firmware_version, uint32_t pin_code) {
   _display = display;
   _auto_off = millis() + AUTO_OFF_MILLIS;
   clearMsgPreview();
   _node_name = node_name;
   _build_date = build_date;
+  _firmware_version = firmware_version;
   _pin_code = pin_code;
   if (_display != NULL) {
     _display->turnOn();
   }
+
+  // strip off dash and commit hash by changing dash to null terminator
+  // e.g: v1.2.3-abcdef -> v1.2.3
+  char *version = strdup(_firmware_version);
+  char *dash = strchr(version, '-');
+  if(dash){
+    *dash = 0;
+  }
+
+  // v1.2.3 (1 Jan 2025)
+  sprintf(_version_info, "%s (%s)", version, _build_date);
 }
 
 void UITask::msgRead(int msgcount) {
@@ -90,10 +102,9 @@ void UITask::renderCurrScreen() {
     _display->setCursor(0, 20);
     _display->setTextSize(1);
     _display->print(_node_name);
-
-    sprintf(tmp, "Build: %s", _build_date);
+    
     _display->setCursor(0, 32);
-    _display->print(tmp);
+    _display->print(_version_info);
 
     if (_connected) {
       //_display->printf("freq : %03.2f sf %d\n", _prefs.freq, _prefs.sf);
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/UITask.h b/examples/companion_radio/UITask.h
index a0c60186..8fe0145e 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/UITask.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/UITask.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ class UITask {
   uint32_t _pin_code;
   const char* _node_name;
   const char* _build_date;
+  const char* _firmware_version;
+  char _version_info[32];
   char _origin[62];
   char _msg[80];
   int _msgcount;
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ public:
       _next_refresh = 0; 
       _connected = false;
   }
-  void begin(DisplayDriver* display, const char* node_name, const char* build_date, uint32_t pin_code);
+  void begin(DisplayDriver* display, const char* node_name, const char* build_date, const char* firmware_version, uint32_t pin_code);
 
   void setHasConnection(bool connected) { _connected = connected; }
   bool hasDisplay() const { return _display != NULL; }
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/main.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/main.cpp
index e2640543..30e492ce 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/main.cpp
@@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@ void setup() {
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAS_UI
-  ui_task.begin(disp, the_mesh.getNodeName(), FIRMWARE_BUILD_DATE, the_mesh.getBLEPin());
+  ui_task.begin(disp, the_mesh.getNodeName(), FIRMWARE_BUILD_DATE, FIRMWARE_VERSION, the_mesh.getBLEPin());
 #endif
 }