diff --git a/src/add-ons/translators/pngtranslator/PNGTranslator.cpp b/src/add-ons/translators/pngtranslator/PNGTranslator.cpp
index bd4122e88a..d02059e087 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/translators/pngtranslator/PNGTranslator.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/translators/pngtranslator/PNGTranslator.cpp
@@ -181,8 +181,9 @@ PNGTranslator::PNGTranslator()
 		
 	strcpy(fName, "PNG Images");
 	sprintf(fInfo, "PNG image translator v%d.%d.%d %s",
-		PNG_TRANSLATOR_VERSION / 100, (PNG_TRANSLATOR_VERSION / 10) % 10,
-		PNG_TRANSLATOR_VERSION % 10, __DATE__);
+		static_cast<int>(PNG_TRANSLATOR_VERSION >> 8),
+		static_cast<int>((PNG_TRANSLATOR_VERSION >> 4) & 0xf),
+		static_cast<int>(PNG_TRANSLATOR_VERSION & 0xf), __DATE__);
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/add-ons/translators/pngtranslator/PNGTranslator.h b/src/add-ons/translators/pngtranslator/PNGTranslator.h
index fe2af4a202..b4621bac93 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/translators/pngtranslator/PNGTranslator.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/translators/pngtranslator/PNGTranslator.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 // IO Extension Names:
 
-#define PNG_TRANSLATOR_VERSION 100
+#define PNG_TRANSLATOR_VERSION 0x100
 
 #define PNG_IN_QUALITY 0.6
 #define PNG_IN_CAPABILITY 0.2
diff --git a/src/add-ons/translators/pngtranslator/PNGView.cpp b/src/add-ons/translators/pngtranslator/PNGView.cpp
index 12dc900945..5bea55bb3c 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/translators/pngtranslator/PNGView.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/translators/pngtranslator/PNGView.cpp
@@ -152,8 +152,9 @@ PNGView::Draw(BRect area)
 	
 	char detail[100];
 	sprintf(detail, "Version %d.%d.%d %s",
-		PNG_TRANSLATOR_VERSION / 100, (PNG_TRANSLATOR_VERSION / 10) % 10,
-		PNG_TRANSLATOR_VERSION % 10, __DATE__);
+		static_cast<int>(PNG_TRANSLATOR_VERSION >> 8),
+		static_cast<int>((PNG_TRANSLATOR_VERSION >> 4) & 0xf),
+		static_cast<int>(PNG_TRANSLATOR_VERSION & 0xf), __DATE__);
 	DrawString(detail, BPoint(xbold, yplain + ybold));
 	
 	int32 lineno = 6;