diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-server/src/main.rs b/deltachat-rpc-server/src/main.rs
index bb3c83b84..1e2adb5e6 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-server/src/main.rs
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-server/src/main.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ async fn main_impl() -> Result<()> {
             if let Some(arg) = args.next() {
                 return Err(anyhow!("Unrecognized argument {arg:?}"));
             }
-            eprintln!("{}", &*DC_VERSION_STR);
+            eprintln!("{DC_VERSION_STR}");
             return Ok(());
         } else if first_arg.to_str() == Some("--openrpc") {
             if let Some(arg) = args.next() {
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index c065709be..62feb6bca 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ impl Context {
                         .into_owned()
                 })
             }
-            Config::SysVersion => Some((*constants::DC_VERSION_STR).clone()),
+            Config::SysVersion => Some(constants::DC_VERSION_STR.to_string()),
             Config::SysMsgsizeMaxRecommended => Some(format!("{RECOMMENDED_FILE_SIZE}")),
             Config::SysConfigKeys => Some(get_config_keys_string()),
             _ => self.sql.get_raw_config(key.as_ref()).await?,
diff --git a/src/constants.rs b/src/constants.rs
index 01b847fb8..28eb4c0fe 100644
--- a/src/constants.rs
+++ b/src/constants.rs
@@ -2,16 +2,13 @@
 
 #![allow(missing_docs)]
 
-use std::sync::LazyLock;
-
 use deltachat_derive::{FromSql, ToSql};
 use percent_encoding::{AsciiSet, NON_ALPHANUMERIC};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use crate::chat::ChatId;
 
-pub static DC_VERSION_STR: LazyLock<String> =
-    LazyLock::new(|| env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string());
+pub static DC_VERSION_STR: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
 
 /// Set of characters to percent-encode in email addresses and names.
 pub(crate) const NON_ALPHANUMERIC_WITHOUT_DOT: &AsciiSet = &NON_ALPHANUMERIC.remove(b'.');
diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index c4bd71c52..afff22e5a 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ pub fn get_info() -> BTreeMap<&'static str, String> {
     #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
     res.insert("debug_assertions", "Off".to_string());
 
-    res.insert("deltachat_core_version", format!("v{}", &*DC_VERSION_STR));
+    res.insert("deltachat_core_version", format!("v{DC_VERSION_STR}"));
     res.insert("sqlite_version", rusqlite::version().to_string());
     res.insert("arch", (std::mem::size_of::<usize>() * 8).to_string());
     res.insert("num_cpus", num_cpus::get().to_string());
@@ -1334,10 +1334,5 @@ impl Context {
     }
 }
 
-/// Returns core version as a string.
-pub fn get_version_str() -> &'static str {
-    &DC_VERSION_STR
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod context_tests;
diff --git a/src/stats.rs b/src/stats.rs
index 6d97262d9..33d9f7452 100644
--- a/src/stats.rs
+++ b/src/stats.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ use serde::Serialize;
 
 use crate::chat::{self, ChatId, MuteDuration};
 use crate::config::Config;
-use crate::constants::Chattype;
+use crate::constants::{Chattype, DC_VERSION_STR};
 use crate::contact::{Contact, ContactId, Origin, import_vcard, mark_contact_id_as_verified};
-use crate::context::{Context, get_version_str};
+use crate::context::Context;
 use crate::key::load_self_public_keyring;
 use crate::log::LogExt;
 use crate::message::{Message, Viewtype};
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ async fn get_stats(context: &Context) -> Result<String> {
         get_timestamps(context, "stats_sending_disabled_events").await?;
 
     let stats = Statistics {
-        core_version: get_version_str().to_string(),
+        core_version: DC_VERSION_STR.to_string(),
         key_create_timestamps,
         stats_id: stats_id(context).await?,
         is_chatmail: context.is_chatmail().await?,
diff --git a/src/stats/stats_tests.rs b/src/stats/stats_tests.rs
index 5fcbeb677..3a385b604 100644
--- a/src/stats/stats_tests.rs
+++ b/src/stats/stats_tests.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ async fn test_maybe_send_stats() -> Result<()> {
         r.get("contact_stats").unwrap(),
         &serde_json::Value::Array(vec![])
     );
-    assert_eq!(r.get("core_version").unwrap(), get_version_str());
+    assert_eq!(r.get("core_version").unwrap(), DC_VERSION_STR);
 
     assert_eq!(maybe_send_stats(alice).await?, None);