diff --git a/command/version.go b/command/version.go
index b588d5c2c0..cc26859f06 100644
--- a/command/version.go
+++ b/command/version.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func (c *VersionCommand) Help() string {
 }
 
 func (c *VersionCommand) Run(_ []string) int {
-	c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Consul Version: %s", c.HumanVersion))
+	c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Consul %s", c.HumanVersion))
 
 	config := agent.DefaultConfig()
 	var supplement string
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func (c *VersionCommand) Run(_ []string) int {
 		supplement = fmt.Sprintf(" (agent will automatically use protocol >%d when speaking to compatible agents)",
 			config.Protocol)
 	}
-	c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Protocol Version: speaks %d by default, understands %d to %d%s",
+	c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Protocol %d spoken by default, understands %d to %d%s",
 		config.Protocol, consul.ProtocolVersionMin, consul.ProtocolVersionMax, supplement))
 
 	return 0
diff --git a/website/source/docs/upgrading.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/upgrading.html.markdown
index 80dd28bd18..7ed12628f4 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/upgrading.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/upgrading.html.markdown
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ running `consul -v`. You'll see output similar to that below:
 
 ```
 $ consul -v
-Consul Version: v0.7.0
-Protocol Version: speaks 2 by default, understands 2 to 3 (agent will automatically use protocol >2 when speaking to compatible agents)
+Consul v0.7.0
+Protocol 2 spoken by default, understands 2 to 3 (agent will automatically use protocol >2 when speaking to compatible agents)
 ```
 
 This says the version of Consul as well as the protocol versions this