diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2a3d52af1..4a145adcf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ add_custom_target(coordinator ALL
 #
 
 add_custom_target(cli ALL
-  CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/constellation -buildvcs=false -tags=gcp -ldflags "-buildid='' -X github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/internal/constants.CliVersion=${PROJECT_VERSION}"
+  CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/constellation -buildvcs=false -tags=gcp -ldflags "-buildid='' -X github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/internal/constants.VersionInfo=${PROJECT_VERSION}"
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cli
   BYPRODUCTS constellation
 )
diff --git a/activation/cmd/main.go b/activation/cmd/main.go
index c369641a1..d0de3bb09 100644
--- a/activation/cmd/main.go
+++ b/activation/cmd/main.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	klog.InitFlags(nil)
 	flag.Parse()
-	klog.V(2).Infof("\nConstellation Node Activation Service\nVersion: %s\nRunning on: %s", constants.VersionInfo, *provider)
+	klog.V(2).Infof("\nConstellation Node Activation Service\nVersion: v%s\nRunning on: %s", constants.VersionInfo, *provider)
 
 	handler := file.NewHandler(afero.NewOsFs())
 
diff --git a/cli/internal/cmd/version.go b/cli/internal/cmd/version.go
index 8966e6de1..c38ae757c 100644
--- a/cli/internal/cmd/version.go
+++ b/cli/internal/cmd/version.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func NewVersionCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Long:  "Display version of this CLI.",
 		Args:  cobra.NoArgs,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			cmd.Printf("CLI Version: v%s \n", constants.CliVersion)
+			cmd.Printf("CLI Version: v%s \n", constants.VersionInfo)
 		},
 	}
 	return cmd
diff --git a/cli/internal/cmd/version_test.go b/cli/internal/cmd/version_test.go
index 96240753c..00a3def91 100644
--- a/cli/internal/cmd/version_test.go
+++ b/cli/internal/cmd/version_test.go
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ func TestVersionCmd(t *testing.T) {
 
 	s, err := io.ReadAll(b)
 	assert.NoError(err)
-	assert.Contains(string(s), constants.CliVersion)
+	assert.Contains(string(s), constants.VersionInfo)
 }
diff --git a/internal/constants/constants.go b/internal/constants/constants.go
index 691de9d4c..096c3da2b 100644
--- a/internal/constants/constants.go
+++ b/internal/constants/constants.go
@@ -85,5 +85,5 @@ const (
 	WireguardAdminMTU = 1300
 )
 
-// CliVersion is the version of the CLI. Left as a separate variable to allow override during build.
-var CliVersion = "0.0.0"
+// VersionInfo is the version of a binary. Left as a separate variable to allow override during build.
+var VersionInfo = "0.0.0"