diff --git a/helix-loader/build.rs b/helix-loader/build.rs
index cfa3a9ade339..22f2fa8f369e 100644
--- a/helix-loader/build.rs
+++ b/helix-loader/build.rs
@@ -6,14 +6,6 @@ const MAJOR: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION_MAJOR");
 const MINOR: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION_MINOR");
 const PATCH: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION_PATCH");
 
-fn get_calver() -> String {
-    if PATCH == "0" {
-        format!("{MAJOR}.{MINOR}")
-    } else {
-        format!("{MAJOR}.{MINOR}.{PATCH}")
-    }
-}
-
 fn main() {
     let git_hash = Command::new("git")
         .args(["rev-parse", "HEAD"])
@@ -23,7 +15,17 @@ fn main() {
         .and_then(|x| String::from_utf8(x.stdout).ok())
         .or_else(|| option_env!("HELIX_NIX_BUILD_REV").map(|s| s.to_string()));
 
-    let calver = get_calver();
+    let minor = if MINOR.len() == 1 {
+        // Print single-digit months in '0M' format
+        format!("0{MINOR}")
+    } else {
+        MINOR.to_string()
+    };
+    let calver = if PATCH == "0" {
+        format!("{MAJOR}.{minor}")
+    } else {
+        format!("{MAJOR}.{minor}.{PATCH}")
+    };
     let version: Cow<_> = match &git_hash {
         Some(git_hash) => format!("{} ({})", calver, &git_hash[..8]).into(),
         None => calver.into(),