diff --git a/apps/browser/src/platform/browser/browser-api.ts b/apps/browser/src/platform/browser/browser-api.ts
index b793777d8b6..f536eb8312d 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/platform/browser/browser-api.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/platform/browser/browser-api.ts
@@ -238,10 +238,6 @@ export class BrowserApi {
     return typeof window !== "undefined" && window === BrowserApi.getBackgroundPage();
   }
 
-  static getApplicationVersion(): string {
-    return chrome.runtime.getManifest().version;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Gets the extension views that match the given properties. This method is not
    * available within background service worker. As a result, it will return an
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/platform/services/platform-utils/browser-platform-utils.service.ts b/apps/browser/src/platform/services/platform-utils/browser-platform-utils.service.ts
index e9f7f17d9bd..6e3b3aa4032 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/platform/services/platform-utils/browser-platform-utils.service.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/platform/services/platform-utils/browser-platform-utils.service.ts
@@ -175,11 +175,13 @@ export abstract class BrowserPlatformUtilsService implements PlatformUtilsServic
   }
 
   getApplicationVersion(): Promise<string> {
-    return Promise.resolve(BrowserApi.getApplicationVersion());
+    const manifest = chrome.runtime.getManifest();
+    return Promise.resolve(manifest.version_name ?? manifest.version);
   }
 
-  async getApplicationVersionNumber(): Promise<string> {
-    return (await this.getApplicationVersion()).split(RegExp("[+|-]"))[0].trim();
+  getApplicationVersionNumber(): Promise<string> {
+    const manifest = chrome.runtime.getManifest();
+    return Promise.resolve(manifest.version.split(RegExp("[+|-]"))[0].trim());
   }
 
   supportsWebAuthn(win: Window): boolean {
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/popup/settings/about.component.html b/apps/browser/src/popup/settings/about.component.html
index a4ad0ba801f..e68a664ba70 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/popup/settings/about.component.html
+++ b/apps/browser/src/popup/settings/about.component.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <div bitDialogTitle>Bitwarden</div>
   <div bitDialogContent>
     <p>&copy; Bitwarden Inc. 2015-{{ year }}</p>
-    <p>{{ "version" | i18n }}: {{ version }}</p>
+    <p>{{ "version" | i18n }}: {{ version$ | async }}</p>
     <ng-container *ngIf="data$ | async as data">
       <p *ngIf="data.isCloud">
         {{ "serverVersion" | i18n }}: {{ data.serverConfig?.version }}
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/popup/settings/about.component.ts b/apps/browser/src/popup/settings/about.component.ts
index 61b5749b513..d7f98c1e7f7 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/popup/settings/about.component.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/popup/settings/about.component.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import { CommonModule } from "@angular/common";
 import { Component } from "@angular/core";
-import { combineLatest, map } from "rxjs";
+import { Observable, combineLatest, defer, map } from "rxjs";
 
 import { JslibModule } from "@bitwarden/angular/jslib.module";
 import { ConfigService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/config/config.service";
 import { EnvironmentService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/environment.service";
+import { PlatformUtilsService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/platform-utils.service";
 import { ButtonModule, DialogModule } from "@bitwarden/components";
 
-import { BrowserApi } from "../../platform/browser/browser-api";
-
 @Component({
   templateUrl: "about.component.html",
   standalone: true,
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ import { BrowserApi } from "../../platform/browser/browser-api";
 })
 export class AboutComponent {
   protected year = new Date().getFullYear();
-  protected version = BrowserApi.getApplicationVersion();
+  protected version$: Observable<string>;
 
   protected data$ = combineLatest([
     this.configService.serverConfig$,
@@ -26,5 +25,8 @@ export class AboutComponent {
   constructor(
     private configService: ConfigService,
     private environmentService: EnvironmentService,
-  ) {}
+    private platformUtilsService: PlatformUtilsService,
+  ) {
+    this.version$ = defer(() => this.platformUtilsService.getApplicationVersion());
+  }
 }