diff --git a/packages/apps-config/src/index.ts b/packages/apps-config/src/index.ts
index f3785a1473..959d02fb69 100644
--- a/packages/apps-config/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/apps-config/src/index.ts
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ export * from './api/index.js';
 export * from './endpoints/index.js';
 export * from './extensions/index.js';
 export * from './links/index.js';
+export * from './packageInfo.js';
 export * from './settings/index.js';
 export * from './ui/index.js';
diff --git a/packages/apps-config/src/ui/index.ts b/packages/apps-config/src/ui/index.ts
index ceec2f1692..ae97757098 100644
--- a/packages/apps-config/src/ui/index.ts
+++ b/packages/apps-config/src/ui/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2017-2025 @polkadot/apps-config authors & contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { packageInfo } from '../packageInfo.js';
 import { identityNodes, identitySpec } from './identityIcons/index.js';
 import { sanitize } from './util.js';
 
@@ -12,7 +11,3 @@ export function getSystemIcon (systemName: string, specName: string): 'beachball
     'substrate'
   ) as 'substrate';
 }
-
-export function getPackageVersion () {
-  return `apps v${packageInfo.version.replace('-x', '')}`;
-}
diff --git a/packages/apps/src/Menu/NodeInfo.tsx b/packages/apps/src/Menu/NodeInfo.tsx
index b42643de45..df9dee1e31 100644
--- a/packages/apps/src/Menu/NodeInfo.tsx
+++ b/packages/apps/src/Menu/NodeInfo.tsx
@@ -5,14 +5,15 @@ import type { BareProps as Props } from '@polkadot/react-components/types';
 
 import React from 'react';
 
-import { getPackageVersion } from '@polkadot/apps-config';
+import { packageInfo } from '@polkadot/apps-config';
 import { styled } from '@polkadot/react-components';
 import { useApi } from '@polkadot/react-hooks';
 import { NodeName, NodeVersion } from '@polkadot/react-query';
 
+const appsVersion = `apps v${packageInfo.version.replace('-x', '')}`;
+
 function NodeInfo ({ className = '' }: Props): React.ReactElement<Props> {
   const { api, isApiReady } = useApi();
-  const appsVersion = getPackageVersion();
 
   return (
     <StyledDiv className={`${className} media--1400 highlight--color-contrast ui--NodeInfo`}>
diff --git a/packages/page-settings/src/Metadata/SystemVersion.tsx b/packages/page-settings/src/Metadata/SystemVersion.tsx
index 1f014bbb5e..af5cfcd541 100644
--- a/packages/page-settings/src/Metadata/SystemVersion.tsx
+++ b/packages/page-settings/src/Metadata/SystemVersion.tsx
@@ -5,15 +5,16 @@ import type { BareProps as Props } from '@polkadot/react-components/types';
 
 import React, { useRef } from 'react';
 
-import { getPackageVersion } from '@polkadot/apps-config';
+import { packageInfo } from '@polkadot/apps-config';
 import { Input, Spinner, styled, Table } from '@polkadot/react-components';
 import { useApi } from '@polkadot/react-hooks';
 
 import { useTranslation } from '../translate.js';
 
+const appsVersion = `apps v${packageInfo.version.replace('-x', '')}`;
+
 function SystemVersion ({ className }: Props): React.ReactElement<Props> {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const appsVersion = getPackageVersion();
   const { api, isApiReady, systemName, systemVersion } = useApi();
 
   const headerRef = useRef<[React.ReactNode?, string?, number?][]>([