diff --git a/version/command.go b/version/command.go
index 163e6e5c7d2..d52a6966868 100644
--- a/version/command.go
+++ b/version/command.go
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ func NewVersionCommand() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 
 			// Extract and set extra information from the context
-			extraInfo := extraInfoFromContext(cmd)
-			verInfo.ExtraInfo = &extraInfo
+			verInfo.ExtraInfo = extraInfoFromContext(cmd)
 
 			var (
 				bz  []byte
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index b407f2b36e5..8f1f040d471 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ type Info struct {
 	GoVersion        string     `json:"go" yaml:"go"`
 	BuildDeps        []buildDep `json:"build_deps" yaml:"build_deps"`
 	CosmosSdkVersion string     `json:"cosmos_sdk_version" yaml:"cosmos_sdk_version"`
-	ExtraInfo        *ExtraInfo `json:"extra_info" yaml:"extra_info"`
+	ExtraInfo        ExtraInfo  `json:"extra_info,omitempty" yaml:"extra_info,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func NewInfo() Info {