diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/Version.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/Version.java
index 0a0a2d1cca..769eb9d4a3 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/Version.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/Version.java
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ public final class Version {
 	 */
 	@AllowSysOut
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
-		System.out.println( "Hibernate Core {" + getVersionString() + "}" );
+		System.out.println( "Hibernate ORM core version " + getVersionString() );
 	}
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/CoreMessageLogger.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/CoreMessageLogger.java
index 7c58938eda..3b18c47b16 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/CoreMessageLogger.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/CoreMessageLogger.java
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ public interface CoreMessageLogger extends BasicLogger {
 	void validatorNotFound();
 
 	@LogMessage(level = INFO)
-	@Message(value = "Hibernate Core {%s}", id = 412)
+	@Message(value = "Hibernate ORM core version %s", id = 412)
 	void version(String versionString);
 
 	@LogMessage(level = WARN)