diff --git a/crates/tranquil-pds/src/main.rs b/crates/tranquil-pds/src/main.rs
index afca1c4..6bee7b3 100644
--- a/crates/tranquil-pds/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/tranquil-pds/src/main.rs
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@ use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use tracing::{error, info, warn};
 use tranquil_pds::comms::{CommsService, DiscordSender, EmailSender, SignalSender, TelegramSender};
 
+#[cfg(debug_assertions)]
 const BUILD_VERSION: &str = concat!(
     env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
     " (built ",
     env!("BUILD_TIMESTAMP"),
     ")"
 );
+#[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
+const BUILD_VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
+
 use tranquil_pds::crawlers::{Crawlers, start_crawlers_service};
 use tranquil_pds::scheduled::{
     backfill_genesis_commit_blocks, backfill_record_blobs, backfill_repo_rev, backfill_user_blocks,