diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/booklet/BookletUtils.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/booklet/BookletUtils.java
index 8328d55b2..2a97e9b6f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/booklet/BookletUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/booklet/BookletUtils.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public final class BookletUtils{
                 version = "Dev's Edition";
             }
             else{
-                version = StringUtil.localize("info."+ModUtil.MOD_ID+".booklet.edition")+" "+ModUtil.VERSION.substring(ModUtil.VERSION.indexOf("r")+1);
+                version = StringUtil.localize("info."+ModUtil.MOD_ID+".booklet.edition")+" "+Util.getMajorModVersion();
             }
             strg = TextFormatting.GOLD+TextFormatting.ITALIC.toString()+"-"+version+"-";
             booklet.getFontRenderer().drawString(strg, booklet.guiLeft+booklet.xSize/2-booklet.getFontRenderer().getStringWidth(strg)/2-3, booklet.guiTop+33, 0);
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/update/ThreadUpdateChecker.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/update/ThreadUpdateChecker.java
index 8db0addf9..c38b044c5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/update/ThreadUpdateChecker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/update/ThreadUpdateChecker.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ package de.ellpeck.actuallyadditions.mod.update;
 
 import de.ellpeck.actuallyadditions.mod.config.values.ConfigBoolValues;
 import de.ellpeck.actuallyadditions.mod.util.ModUtil;
+import de.ellpeck.actuallyadditions.mod.util.Util;
 
 import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.net.URL;
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ public class ThreadUpdateChecker extends Thread{
             Properties updateProperties = new Properties();
             updateProperties.load(new InputStreamReader(newestURL.openStream()));
 
-            String currentMcVersion = ModUtil.VERSION.split("-")[0];
+            String currentMcVersion = Util.getMcVersion();
             if(ConfigBoolValues.UPDATE_CHECK_VERSION_SPECIFIC.isEnabled()){
                 String newestVersionProp = updateProperties.getProperty(currentMcVersion);
 
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ public class ThreadUpdateChecker extends Thread{
                 UpdateChecker.updateVersionString = highestString;
             }
 
-            String clientVersionString = ModUtil.VERSION.substring(ModUtil.VERSION.indexOf("r")+1);
+            String clientVersionString = Util.getMajorModVersion();
             int clientVersion = Integer.parseInt(clientVersionString.contains("_") ? clientVersionString.substring(0, clientVersionString.indexOf("_")) : clientVersionString);
             if(UpdateChecker.updateVersionInt > clientVersion){
                 UpdateChecker.needsUpdateNotify = true;
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/util/Util.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/util/Util.java
index d7a697f52..6969c1171 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/util/Util.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/util/Util.java
@@ -41,4 +41,16 @@ public final class Util{
     public static boolean isDevVersion(){
         return ModUtil.VERSION.equals("@VERSION@");
     }
+
+    private static String[] splitVersion(){
+        return ModUtil.VERSION.split("-");
+    }
+
+    public static String getMcVersion(){
+        return splitVersion()[0];
+    }
+
+    public static String getMajorModVersion(){
+        return splitVersion()[1].substring(1);
+    }
 }
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