1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/__init__.py b/synapse/rest/admin/__init__.py
index 9be9e33c8e..ba0d989d81 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/admin/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/admin/__init__.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ import platform
 from http import HTTPStatus
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional, Tuple
 
-import synapse
+from matrix_common.versionstring import get_distribution_version_string
+
 from synapse.api.errors import Codes, NotFoundError, SynapseError
 from synapse.http.server import HttpServer, JsonResource
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
@@ -88,7 +89,6 @@ from synapse.rest.admin.users import (
     WhoisRestServlet,
 )
 from synapse.types import JsonDict, RoomStreamToken
-from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from synapse.server import HomeServer
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class VersionServlet(RestServlet):
 
     def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
         self.res = {
-            "server_version": get_version_string(synapse),
+            "server_version": get_distribution_version_string("matrix-synapse"),
             "python_version": platform.python_version(),
         }