diff --git a/src/debug_console.cpp b/src/debug_console.cpp
index 27c7cefafa..d5f4b65ac4 100644
--- a/src/debug_console.cpp
+++ b/src/debug_console.cpp
@@ -666,8 +666,8 @@ void DebugConsole::initGLTab()
     m_ui->glslVersionStringLabel->setText(QString::fromLocal8Bit(gl->glShadingLanguageVersionString()));
     m_ui->glDriverLabel->setText(GLPlatform::driverToString(gl->driver()));
     m_ui->glGPULabel->setText(GLPlatform::chipClassToString(gl->chipClass()));
-    m_ui->glVersionLabel->setText(GLPlatform::versionToString(gl->glVersion()));
-    m_ui->glslLabel->setText(GLPlatform::versionToString(gl->glslVersion()));
+    m_ui->glVersionLabel->setText(gl->glVersion().toString());
+    m_ui->glslLabel->setText(gl->glslVersion().toString());
 
     auto extensionsString = [](const auto &extensions) {
         QString text = QStringLiteral("<ul>");
diff --git a/src/libkwineffects/glplatform.cpp b/src/libkwineffects/glplatform.cpp
index 2cadf74872..61c4d1a3ef 100644
--- a/src/libkwineffects/glplatform.cpp
+++ b/src/libkwineffects/glplatform.cpp
@@ -540,20 +540,6 @@ static ChipClass detectV3DClass(QByteArrayView chipClass)
     return UnknownVideoCore3D;
 }
 
-QString GLPlatform::versionToString(const Version &version)
-{
-    return QString::fromLatin1(versionToString8(version));
-}
-
-QByteArray GLPlatform::versionToString8(const Version &version)
-{
-    QByteArray string = QByteArray::number(version.major()) + '.' + QByteArray::number(version.minor());
-    if (version.patch() != 0) {
-        string += '.' + QByteArray::number(version.patch());
-    }
-    return string;
-}
-
 QString GLPlatform::driverToString(Driver driver)
 {
     return QString::fromLatin1(driverToString8(driver));
@@ -1156,24 +1142,24 @@ void GLPlatform::printResults() const
 
     print(QByteArrayLiteral("Driver:"), driverToString8(m_driver));
     if (!isMesaDriver()) {
-        print(QByteArrayLiteral("Driver version:"), versionToString8(m_driverVersion));
+        print(QByteArrayLiteral("Driver version:"), m_driverVersion.toByteArray());
     }
 
     print(QByteArrayLiteral("GPU class:"), chipClassToString8(m_chipClass));
 
-    print(QByteArrayLiteral("OpenGL version:"), versionToString8(m_context->openglVersion()));
+    print(QByteArrayLiteral("OpenGL version:"), m_context->openglVersion().toByteArray());
 
     if (m_supportsGLSL) {
-        print(QByteArrayLiteral("GLSL version:"), versionToString8(m_glslVersion));
+        print(QByteArrayLiteral("GLSL version:"), m_glslVersion.toByteArray());
     }
 
     if (isMesaDriver()) {
-        print(QByteArrayLiteral("Mesa version:"), versionToString8(mesaVersion()));
+        print(QByteArrayLiteral("Mesa version:"), mesaVersion().toByteArray());
     }
     // if (galliumVersion() > 0)
     //     print("Gallium version:", versionToString(m_galliumVersion));
     if (serverVersion().isValid()) {
-        print(QByteArrayLiteral("X server version:"), versionToString8(m_serverVersion));
+        print(QByteArrayLiteral("X server version:"), m_serverVersion.toByteArray());
     }
 
     print(QByteArrayLiteral("Requires strict binding:"), !m_looseBinding ? QByteArrayLiteral("yes") : QByteArrayLiteral("no"));
diff --git a/src/libkwineffects/glplatform.h b/src/libkwineffects/glplatform.h
index 08684f1b4f..0b30ab8404 100644
--- a/src/libkwineffects/glplatform.h
+++ b/src/libkwineffects/glplatform.h
@@ -389,30 +389,6 @@ public:
      */
     OpenGLPlatformInterface platformInterface() const;
 
-    /**
-     * @returns a human readable form of the @p version as a QString.
-     * @since 4.9
-     * @see glVersion
-     * @see glslVersion
-     * @see driverVersion
-     * @see mesaVersion
-     * @see galliumVersion
-     * @see serverVersion
-     */
-    static QString versionToString(const Version &version);
-    /**
-     * @returns a human readable form of the @p version as a QByteArray.
-     * @since 5.5
-     * @see glVersion
-     * @see glslVersion
-     * @see driverVersion
-     * @see mesaVersion
-     * @see galliumVersion
-     * @see kernelVersion
-     * @see serverVersion
-     */
-    static QByteArray versionToString8(const Version &version);
-
     /**
      * @returns a human readable form for the @p driver as a QString.
      * @since 4.9
diff --git a/src/libkwineffects/version.cpp b/src/libkwineffects/version.cpp
index 2ad45cd56e..82fc8046f5 100644
--- a/src/libkwineffects/version.cpp
+++ b/src/libkwineffects/version.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 */
 #include "version.h"
 
-#include <QByteArray>
 #include <QChar>
 #include <QList>
 
@@ -68,4 +67,21 @@ Version Version::parseString(QByteArrayView versionString)
     return Version(major, minor, patch);
 }
 
+QString Version::toString() const
+{
+    if (m_patch == 0) {
+        return QString::number(m_major) + '.' + QString::number(m_minor);
+    } else {
+        return QString::number(m_major) + '.' + QString::number(m_minor) + '.' + QString::number(m_patch);
+    }
+}
+
+QByteArray Version::toByteArray() const
+{
+    if (m_patch == 0) {
+        return QByteArray::number(m_major) + '.' + QByteArray::number(m_minor);
+    } else {
+        return QByteArray::number(m_major) + '.' + QByteArray::number(m_minor) + '.' + QByteArray::number(m_patch);
+    }
+}
 }
diff --git a/src/libkwineffects/version.h b/src/libkwineffects/version.h
index 78b883b1b9..b25544415b 100644
--- a/src/libkwineffects/version.h
+++ b/src/libkwineffects/version.h
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "libkwineffects/kwinglutils_export.h"
 
-#include <QByteArrayView>
+#include <QByteArray>
+#include <QString>
 
 namespace KWin
 {
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ public:
     uint32_t minor() const;
     uint32_t patch() const;
 
+    QString toString() const;
+    QByteArray toByteArray() const;
+
     static Version parseString(QByteArrayView versionString);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/workspace.cpp b/src/workspace.cpp
index 8aba56b79a..1749cbb1bf 100644
--- a/src/workspace.cpp
+++ b/src/workspace.cpp
@@ -1782,25 +1782,25 @@ QString Workspace::supportInformation() const
 
             support.append(QStringLiteral("Driver: ") + GLPlatform::driverToString(platform->driver()) + QStringLiteral("\n"));
             if (!platform->isMesaDriver()) {
-                support.append(QStringLiteral("Driver version: ") + GLPlatform::versionToString(platform->driverVersion()) + QStringLiteral("\n"));
+                support.append(QStringLiteral("Driver version: ") + platform->driverVersion().toString() + QStringLiteral("\n"));
             }
 
             support.append(QStringLiteral("GPU class: ") + GLPlatform::chipClassToString(platform->chipClass()) + QStringLiteral("\n"));
 
-            support.append(QStringLiteral("OpenGL version: ") + GLPlatform::versionToString(platform->glVersion()) + QStringLiteral("\n"));
+            support.append(QStringLiteral("OpenGL version: ") + platform->glVersion().toString() + QStringLiteral("\n"));
 
             if (platform->supports(GLFeature::GLSL)) {
-                support.append(QStringLiteral("GLSL version: ") + GLPlatform::versionToString(platform->glslVersion()) + QStringLiteral("\n"));
+                support.append(QStringLiteral("GLSL version: ") + platform->glslVersion().toString() + QStringLiteral("\n"));
             }
 
             if (platform->isMesaDriver()) {
-                support.append(QStringLiteral("Mesa version: ") + GLPlatform::versionToString(platform->mesaVersion()) + QStringLiteral("\n"));
+                support.append(QStringLiteral("Mesa version: ") + platform->mesaVersion().toString() + QStringLiteral("\n"));
             }
             if (platform->serverVersion().isValid()) {
-                support.append(QStringLiteral("X server version: ") + GLPlatform::versionToString(platform->serverVersion()) + QStringLiteral("\n"));
+                support.append(QStringLiteral("X server version: ") + platform->serverVersion().toString() + QStringLiteral("\n"));
             }
             if (auto kernelVersion = linuxKernelVersion(); kernelVersion.isValid()) {
-                support.append(QStringLiteral("Linux kernel version: ") + GLPlatform::versionToString(kernelVersion) + QStringLiteral("\n"));
+                support.append(QStringLiteral("Linux kernel version: ") + kernelVersion.toString() + QStringLiteral("\n"));
             }
 
             support.append(QStringLiteral("Direct rendering: "));