diff --git a/crates/node/core/build.rs b/crates/node/core/build.rs
index f9487a14f19b..2a4c2705ed46 100644
--- a/crates/node/core/build.rs
+++ b/crates/node/core/build.rs
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     // - The latest version from Cargo.toml
     // - The short SHA of the latest commit.
     // Example: 0.1.0 (defa64b2)
-    println!(
-        "cargo:rustc-env=RETH_SHORT_VERSION={}",
-        format!("{pkg_version}{version_suffix} ({sha_short})")
-    );
+    println!("cargo:rustc-env=RETH_SHORT_VERSION={pkg_version}{version_suffix} ({sha_short})");
 
     // LONG_VERSION
     // The long version information for reth.
@@ -81,7 +78,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     // Example: reth/v0.1.0-alpha.1-428a6dc2f/aarch64-apple-darwin
     println!(
         "cargo:rustc-env=RETH_P2P_CLIENT_VERSION={}",
-        format!("reth/v{pkg_version}-{sha_short}/{}", env::var("VERGEN_CARGO_TARGET_TRIPLE")?)
+        format_args!("reth/v{pkg_version}-{sha_short}/{}", env::var("VERGEN_CARGO_TARGET_TRIPLE")?)
     );
 
     Ok(())