diff --git a/src/browser/browserApi.ts b/src/browser/browserApi.ts
index edeb77c459..198b3eec53 100644
--- a/src/browser/browserApi.ts
+++ b/src/browser/browserApi.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export default class BrowserApi {
         }
     }
 
-    static getApplicationVersion(): any {
+    static getApplicationVersion(): string {
         if (BrowserApi.isChromeApi) {
             return chrome.runtime.getManifest().version;
         } else if (BrowserApi.isSafariApi) {
diff --git a/src/popup/app/settings/about.component.ts b/src/popup/app/settings/about.component.ts
index f5a4dfa43a..21c215139b 100644
--- a/src/popup/app/settings/about.component.ts
+++ b/src/popup/app/settings/about.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import * as template from './about.component.html';
 
+import BrowserApi from '../../../browser/browserApi';
+
 export class AboutController {
     version: string;
     year: number;
@@ -8,7 +10,7 @@ export class AboutController {
     constructor(private i18nService: any) {
         this.i18n = i18nService;
         this.year = (new Date()).getFullYear();
-        this.version = chrome.runtime.getManifest().version;
+        this.version = BrowserApi.getApplicationVersion();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/scripts/analytics.ts b/src/scripts/analytics.ts
index 106646f77e..1b1368bbd8 100644
--- a/src/scripts/analytics.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/analytics.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export default class Analytics {
     private gaFunc: Function = null;
     private win: any;
     private isBackground: boolean = false;
+    private appVersion: string = BrowserApi.getApplicationVersion();
 
     constructor(win: Window) {
         const bgPage = BrowserApi.getBackgroundPage();
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ export default class Analytics {
                 return;
             }
 
-            const version = encodeURIComponent(BrowserApi.getApplicationVersion());
+            const version = encodeURIComponent(this.appVersion);
             let message = 'v=1&tid=' + this.gaTrackingId + '&cid=' + gaAnonAppId + '&cd1=' + version;
 
             if (param1 === 'pageview' && param2) {