diff --git a/hate_crack/__init__.py b/hate_crack/__init__.py
index e822b6d..6b0d048 100644
--- a/hate_crack/__init__.py
+++ b/hate_crack/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 # hate_crack package
-from hate_crack._version import __version__, __version_tuple__
+import re as _re
+
+from hate_crack._version import __version__ as _raw_version
+from hate_crack._version import __version_tuple__
+
+# Clean setuptools-scm version for display:
+#   "2.0.post1.dev0+g05b5d6dc7.d20260214" → "2.0+g05b5d6dc7"
+#   "2.0.post1.dev1+g1234abc"              → "2.0+g1234abc"
+#   "2.0"                                  → "2.0"
+__version__ = _re.sub(r"(\.post\d+\.dev\d+|\.d\d{8})", "", _raw_version)
 
 __all__ = ["__version__", "__version_tuple__"]
diff --git a/hate_crack/main.py b/hate_crack/main.py
index f17b1b1..7effe45 100755
--- a/hate_crack/main.py
+++ b/hate_crack/main.py
@@ -773,10 +773,8 @@ def usage():
 
 
 def ascii_art():
-    import re
     from hate_crack import __version__
 
-    version = re.sub(r"\.d\d{8}$", "", __version__)
     print(r"""
 
   ___ ___         __             _________                       __
@@ -785,7 +783,7 @@ def ascii_art():
 \    Y    // __ \|  | \  ___/    \     \____|  | \// __ \\  \___|    <
  \___|_  /(____  /__|  \___  >____\______  /|__|  (____  /\___  >__|_ \
        \/      \/          \/_____/      \/            \/     \/     \/
-                          Version """ + version + """
+                          Version """ + __version__ + """
   """)