diff --git a/src/core/version.rs b/src/core/version.rs
index bd89bee2..2876cea8 100644
--- a/src/core/version.rs
+++ b/src/core/version.rs
@@ -27,5 +27,11 @@ fn init_user_agent() -> String { format!("{}/{}", name(), version()) }
 fn init_version() -> String {
 	option_env!("CONDUWUIT_VERSION_EXTRA")
 		.or(option_env!("CONDUIT_VERSION_EXTRA"))
-		.map_or(SEMANTIC.to_owned(), |extra| format!("{SEMANTIC} ({extra})"))
+		.map_or(SEMANTIC.to_owned(), |extra| {
+			if extra.is_empty() {
+				SEMANTIC.to_owned()
+			} else {
+				format!("{SEMANTIC} ({extra})")
+			}
+		})
 }