diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-wio-tracker-l1-firmwares.yml b/.github/workflows/build-wio-tracker-l1-firmwares.yml
index 7d9c42c6..06fe7b07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-wio-tracker-l1-firmwares.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-wio-tracker-l1-firmwares.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     tags:
-      - 'plus_*'
+      - 'v*'
 
 env:
   FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: true
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Extract Version from Git Tag
-        run: echo "GIT_TAG_VERSION=v${GITHUB_REF_NAME#plus_}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        run: echo "GIT_TAG_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Setup Build Environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build-environment
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Extract Version from Git Tag
-        run: echo "GIT_TAG_VERSION=v${GITHUB_REF_NAME#plus_}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        run: echo "GIT_TAG_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Setup Build Environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build-environment
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
       - name: Extract Version from Git Tag
-        run: echo "GIT_TAG_VERSION=v${GITHUB_REF_NAME#plus_}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        run: echo "GIT_TAG_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Download OLED Firmware
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/UITask.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/UITask.cpp
index 9cf55661..0ed60fb4 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/UITask.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/UITask.cpp
@@ -40,26 +40,17 @@ class SplashScreen : public UIScreen {
 
 public:
   SplashScreen(UITask* task) : _task(task) {
-    // strip off dash and commit hash: v1.2.3-abcdef -> v1.2.3
+    // MeshCore upstream version shown large (e.g. "1.15")
+    strncpy(_version_info, MESHCORE_VERSION, sizeof(_version_info) - 1);
+    _version_info[sizeof(_version_info) - 1] = '\0';
+
+    // Plus firmware version: strip commit hash suffix (v1.11-abcdef -> v1.11)
     const char *ver = FIRMWARE_VERSION;
     const char *dash = strchr(ver, '-');
-
-    int len = dash ? dash - ver : strlen(ver);
-    if (len >= sizeof(_version_info)) len = sizeof(_version_info) - 1;
-    memcpy(_version_info, ver, len);
-    _version_info[len] = 0;
-
-    // extract plus version: v1.15-plus.1.4-SHA -> "1.4"
-    _plus_ver[0] = '\0';
-    const char *plus = strstr(ver, "plus.");
-    if (plus) {
-      plus += 5;  // skip "plus."
-      const char *end = strchr(plus, '-');
-      int plen = end ? end - plus : strlen(plus);
-      if (plen >= (int)sizeof(_plus_ver)) plen = sizeof(_plus_ver) - 1;
-      memcpy(_plus_ver, plus, plen);
-      _plus_ver[plen] = '\0';
-    }
+    int plen = dash ? (int)(dash - ver) : (int)strlen(ver);
+    if (plen >= (int)sizeof(_plus_ver)) plen = sizeof(_plus_ver) - 1;
+    memcpy(_plus_ver, ver, plen);
+    _plus_ver[plen] = '\0';
 
     dismiss_after = millis() + BOOT_SCREEN_MILLIS;
   }
diff --git a/variants/wio-tracker-l1-eink/platformio.ini b/variants/wio-tracker-l1-eink/platformio.ini
index b75c9a27..7b67ff89 100644
--- a/variants/wio-tracker-l1-eink/platformio.ini
+++ b/variants/wio-tracker-l1-eink/platformio.ini
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ build_flags = ${nrf52_base.build_flags}
   -D PIN_BUZZER=12
   -D QSPIFLASH=1
   -D FIRMWARE_PLUS_BUILD=1
+  -D MESHCORE_VERSION='"1.15"'
   -D UI_SENSORS_PAGE=1
   -D BLE_PIN_CODE=123456
 build_src_filter = ${nrf52_base.build_src_filter}
diff --git a/variants/wio-tracker-l1/platformio.ini b/variants/wio-tracker-l1/platformio.ini
index 7a68484e..3b09f8ba 100644
--- a/variants/wio-tracker-l1/platformio.ini
+++ b/variants/wio-tracker-l1/platformio.ini
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ build_flags = ${WioTrackerL1.build_flags}
   -D PIN_BUZZER=12
   -D QSPIFLASH=1
   -D FIRMWARE_PLUS_BUILD=1
+  -D MESHCORE_VERSION='"1.15"'
   -D UI_SENSORS_PAGE=1
 ; NOTE: DO NOT ENABLE -->  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ; NOTE: DO NOT ENABLE -->  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ build_flags = ${WioTrackerL1.build_flags}
   -D QSPIFLASH=1
   -D ADVERT_NAME='"@@MAC"'
   -D FIRMWARE_PLUS_BUILD=1
+  -D MESHCORE_VERSION='"1.15"'
   -D UI_SENSORS_PAGE=1
   -D ENV_PIN_SDA=PIN_WIRE1_SDA
   -D ENV_PIN_SCL=PIN_WIRE1_SCL