diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateInfoDialog.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateInfoDialog.java
index 72b4763f9045..4f785d25e1de 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateInfoDialog.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateInfoDialog.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.application.PathManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ex.ApplicationInfoEx;
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.Messages;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Version;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import com.intellij.ui.BrowserHyperlinkListener;
 import com.intellij.ui.JBColor;
@@ -238,9 +239,11 @@ class UpdateInfoDialog extends AbstractUpdateDialog {
         configureMessageArea(myLicenseArea, myLicenseInfo, myPaidUpgrade ? JBColor.RED : null, null);
       }
     }
+  }
 
-    protected String formatVersion(String version, String build) {
-      return IdeBundle.message("updates.version.info", StringUtil.formatVersionToMajorMinorPatchString(version), build);
-    }
+  protected static String formatVersion(String versionString, String build) {
+    Version version = Version.parseVersion(versionString);
+    String formattedVersion = version != null ? version.toString() : versionString;
+    return IdeBundle.message("updates.version.info", formattedVersion, build);
   }
 }
diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/Version.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/Version.java
index e33be766d9da..6d73fd98c54c 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/Version.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/Version.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.intellij.openapi.util;
 
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -14,6 +15,28 @@ public class Version {
     this.major = major;
   }
 
+  @Nullable
+  public static Version parseVersion(@NotNull String versionString) {
+    String[] versions = versionString.split("\\.");
+    String version = versions[0];
+    int major = StringUtil.parseInt(version, -1);
+    if (major < 0) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    int minor = (versions.length > 1) ? StringUtil.parseInt(versions[1], -1) : 0;
+    if (minor < 0) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    int patch = (versions.length > 2) ? StringUtil.parseInt(versions[2], -1) : 0;
+    if (patch < 0) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return new Version(major, minor, patch);
+  }
+
   public boolean is(@Nullable Integer major) {
     return is(major, null);
   }
diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/text/StringUtil.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/text/StringUtil.java
index b4461ee62542..9e347826acac 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/text/StringUtil.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/text/StringUtil.java
@@ -2390,19 +2390,6 @@ public class StringUtil extends StringUtilRt {
     return packageName + '.' + className;
   }
 
-  @Contract(pure = true)
-  public static String formatVersionToMajorMinorPatchString(String version) {
-    if (version.matches("(\\d+\\.)*\\d+")) {
-      String[] parts = version.split("\\.", 3);
-      String major = parts.length > 0 ? parts[0] : "0";
-      String minor = parts.length > 1 ? parts[1] : "0";
-      String patch = parts.length > 2 ? parts[2] : "0";
-      version = major + '.' + minor + '.' + patch;
-    }
-
-    return version;
-  }
-
   @Contract(pure = true)
   public static int compareVersionNumbers(@Nullable String v1, @Nullable String v2) {
     // todo duplicates com.intellij.util.text.VersionComparatorUtil.compare
diff --git a/platform/util/testSrc/com/intellij/util/text/StringUtilTest.java b/platform/util/testSrc/com/intellij/util/text/StringUtilTest.java
index e6049c804235..6af19a615746 100644
--- a/platform/util/testSrc/com/intellij/util/text/StringUtilTest.java
+++ b/platform/util/testSrc/com/intellij/util/text/StringUtilTest.java
@@ -424,17 +424,4 @@ public class StringUtilTest {
     assertEquals("Map", StringUtil.getPackageName("Map.Entry"));
     assertEquals("", StringUtil.getPackageName("Number"));
   }
-
-  @Test
-  public void testFormatVersionToMajorMinorPatchString() {
-    assertEquals("15.0.0", StringUtil.formatVersionToMajorMinorPatchString("15"));
-    assertEquals("15.1.0", StringUtil.formatVersionToMajorMinorPatchString("15.1"));
-    assertEquals("15.1.3", StringUtil.formatVersionToMajorMinorPatchString("15.1.3"));
-
-    assertEquals("15.1.3.25", StringUtil.formatVersionToMajorMinorPatchString("15.1.3.25"));
-
-    assertEquals("15.1 EAP", StringUtil.formatVersionToMajorMinorPatchString("15.1 EAP"));
-    assertEquals("15 EAP", StringUtil.formatVersionToMajorMinorPatchString("15 EAP"));
-
-  }
 }