diff --git a/util/Cargo.toml b/util/Cargo.toml
index 641036191..ae99ef20b 100644
--- a/util/Cargo.toml
+++ b/util/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ sha3 = { path = "sha3" }
 serde = "0.7.0"
 clippy = { version = "0.0.50", optional = true }
 json-tests = { path = "json-tests" }
-rustc_version = "0.1.0"
 igd = "0.4.2"
 ethcore-devtools = { path = "../devtools" }
 libc = "0.2.7"
@@ -44,3 +43,4 @@ dev = ["clippy"]
 
 [build-dependencies]
 vergen = "*"
+rustc_version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/util/build.rs b/util/build.rs
index b0b64a380..f033e52e0 100644
--- a/util/build.rs
+++ b/util/build.rs
@@ -15,9 +15,23 @@
 // along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 extern crate vergen;
+extern crate rustc_version;
 
 use vergen::*;
+use std::env;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::path::Path;
 
 fn main() {
 	vergen(OutputFns::all()).unwrap();
+	let out_dir = env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
+    let dest_path = Path::new(&out_dir).join("rustc_version.rs");
+    let mut f = File::create(&dest_path).unwrap();
+	f.write_all(format!("
+		/// Returns compiler version.
+        pub fn rustc_version() -> &'static str {{
+			\"{}\"
+        }}
+    ", rustc_version::version()).as_bytes()).unwrap();
 }
diff --git a/util/src/lib.rs b/util/src/lib.rs
index cdc3a3f19..6abf6485d 100644
--- a/util/src/lib.rs
+++ b/util/src/lib.rs
@@ -109,9 +109,7 @@ extern crate log as rlog;
 extern crate igd;
 extern crate ethcore_devtools as devtools;
 extern crate libc;
-extern crate rustc_version;
 extern crate target_info;
-extern crate vergen;
 extern crate bigint;
 extern crate chrono;
 
diff --git a/util/src/misc.rs b/util/src/misc.rs
index 8dcd25988..76accf93b 100644
--- a/util/src/misc.rs
+++ b/util/src/misc.rs
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ use std::fs::File;
 use common::*;
 use rlp::{Stream, RlpStream};
 use target_info::Target;
-use rustc_version;
 
 include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/version.rs"));
+include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/rustc_version.rs"));
 
 #[derive(Debug,Clone,PartialEq,Eq)]
 /// Diff type for specifying a change (or not).
@@ -70,7 +70,13 @@ pub fn contents(name: &str) -> Result<Bytes, UtilError> {
 
 /// Get the standard version string for this software.
 pub fn version() -> String {
-	format!("Parity/v{}-unstable-{}-{}/{}-{}-{}/rustc{}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"), short_sha(), commit_date().replace("-", ""), Target::arch(), Target::os(), Target::env(), rustc_version::version())
+	let sha3 = short_sha();
+	let sha3_dash = if sha3.is_empty() { "" } else { "-" };
+	let commit_date = commit_date().replace("-", "");
+	let date_dash = if commit_date.is_empty() { "" } else { "-" };
+	let env = Target::env();
+	let env_dash = if env.is_empty() { "" } else { "-" };
+	format!("Parity/v{}-unstable{}{}{}{}/{}-{}{}{}/rustc{}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"), sha3_dash, sha3, date_dash, commit_date, Target::arch(), Target::os(), env_dash, env, rustc_version())
 }
 
 /// Get the standard version data for this software.
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ pub fn version_data() -> Bytes {
 		u32::from_str(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION_PATCH")).unwrap();
 	s.append(&v);
 	s.append(&"Parity");
-	s.append(&format!("{}", rustc_version::version()));
+	s.append(&format!("{}", rustc_version()));
 	s.append(&&Target::os()[0..2]);
 	s.out()
 }