diff --git a/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.cpp b/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.cpp
index d65001efc..94ed7aacf 100644
--- a/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.cpp
@@ -2533,7 +2533,7 @@ bool t_rpc_command_executor::version()
         }
     }
 
-    if (res.version.empty() || !cryptonote::rpc::is_version_string_valid(res.version))
+    if (res.version.empty())
     {
         tools::fail_msg_writer() << "The daemon software version is not available.";
     }
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
index 5a3f78b4a..41c6dc8d7 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     if (restricted)
       res.database_size = round_up(res.database_size, 5ull* 1024 * 1024 * 1024);
     res.update_available = restricted ? false : m_core.is_update_available();
-    res.version = restricted ? "" : MONERO_VERSION_FULL;
+    res.version = MONERO_VERSION_FULL;
     res.synchronized = check_core_ready();
     res.busy_syncing = m_p2p.get_payload_object().is_busy_syncing();
     res.restricted = restricted;
diff --git a/src/rpc/daemon_handler.cpp b/src/rpc/daemon_handler.cpp
index 0466c92c2..5db8ee913 100644
--- a/src/rpc/daemon_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/daemon_handler.cpp
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ namespace rpc
     res.info.block_size_median = res.info.block_weight_median = m_core.get_blockchain_storage().get_current_cumulative_block_weight_median();
     res.info.adjusted_time = m_core.get_blockchain_storage().get_adjusted_time(res.info.height);
     res.info.start_time = (uint64_t)m_core.get_start_time();
-    res.info.version = MONERO_VERSION;
+    res.info.version = MONERO_VERSION_FULL;
 
     res.status = Message::STATUS_OK;
     res.error_details = "";