diff --git a/dashboards/victoriametrics-cluster.json b/dashboards/victoriametrics-cluster.json
index be8bc93fca..72d65274bd 100644
--- a/dashboards/victoriametrics-cluster.json
+++ b/dashboards/victoriametrics-cluster.json
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@
           "uid": "$ds"
         },
         "enable": true,
-        "expr": "sum(vm_app_version{job=~\"$job\", instance=~\"$instance\"}) by(short_version) unless (sum(vm_app_version{job=~\"$job\", instance=~\"$instance\"} offset 20m) by(short_version))",
+        "expr": "sum(vm_app_version{job=~\"$job\", instance=~\"$instance\"}) by(version) unless (sum(vm_app_version{job=~\"$job\", instance=~\"$instance\"} offset 20m) by(version))",
         "hide": true,
         "iconColor": "dark-blue",
         "name": "version change",
-        "textFormat": "{{short_version}}",
+        "textFormat": "{{version}}",
         "titleFormat": "Version change"
       },
       {
diff --git a/dashboards/victoriametrics.json b/dashboards/victoriametrics.json
index 5e75a74a01..4460ba9610 100644
--- a/dashboards/victoriametrics.json
+++ b/dashboards/victoriametrics.json
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@
           "uid": "$ds"
         },
         "enable": true,
-        "expr": "sum(vm_app_version{job=~\"$job\", instance=~\"$instance\"}) by(short_version) unless (sum(vm_app_version{job=~\"$job\", instance=~\"$instance\"} offset 20m) by(short_version))",
+        "expr": "sum(vm_app_version{job=~\"$job\", instance=~\"$instance\"}) by(version) unless (sum(vm_app_version{job=~\"$job\", instance=~\"$instance\"} offset 20m) by(short_versionversion))",
         "hide": true,
         "iconColor": "dark-blue",
         "name": "version",
-        "textFormat": "{{short_version}}",
+        "textFormat": "{{version}}",
         "titleFormat": "Version change"
       }
     ]
diff --git a/dashboards/vm/victoriametrics-cluster.json b/dashboards/vm/victoriametrics-cluster.json
index c6395c3781..a6589aad54 100644
--- a/dashboards/vm/victoriametrics-cluster.json
+++ b/dashboards/vm/victoriametrics-cluster.json
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@
           "uid": "$ds"
         },
         "enable": true,
-        "expr": "sum(vm_app_version{job=~\"$job\", instance=~\"$instance\"}) by(short_version) unless (sum(vm_app_version{job=~\"$job\", instance=~\"$instance\"} offset 20m) by(short_version))",
+        "expr": "sum(vm_app_version{job=~\"$job\", instance=~\"$instance\"}) by(version) unless (sum(vm_app_version{job=~\"$job\", instance=~\"$instance\"} offset 20m) by(version))",
         "hide": true,
         "iconColor": "dark-blue",
         "name": "version change",
-        "textFormat": "{{short_version}}",
+        "textFormat": "{{version}}",
         "titleFormat": "Version change"
       },
       {
diff --git a/dashboards/vm/victoriametrics.json b/dashboards/vm/victoriametrics.json
index 991f6f77c9..2b36b9c416 100644
--- a/dashboards/vm/victoriametrics.json
+++ b/dashboards/vm/victoriametrics.json
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@
           "uid": "$ds"
         },
         "enable": true,
-        "expr": "sum(vm_app_version{job=~\"$job\", instance=~\"$instance\"}) by(short_version) unless (sum(vm_app_version{job=~\"$job\", instance=~\"$instance\"} offset 20m) by(short_version))",
+        "expr": "sum(vm_app_version{job=~\"$job\", instance=~\"$instance\"}) by(version) unless (sum(vm_app_version{job=~\"$job\", instance=~\"$instance\"} offset 20m) by(short_versionversion))",
         "hide": true,
         "iconColor": "dark-blue",
         "name": "version",
-        "textFormat": "{{short_version}}",
+        "textFormat": "{{version}}",
         "titleFormat": "Version change"
       }
     ]
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 2623b79c52..39e0c6dd3d 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ The sandbox cluster installation is running under the constant load generated by
 
 ## tip
 
+* FEATURE: dashboards: use `version` instead of `short_version` in version change annotation for single/cluster dashboards. The update should reflect version changes even if different flavours of the same release were applied (custom builds).
+
 ## [v1.95.0](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/tag/v1.95.0)
 
 Released at 2023-11-15