diff --git a/cli/internal/deploy.go b/cli/internal/deploy.go
index da7cbd0c..96bf18b0 100644
--- a/cli/internal/deploy.go
+++ b/cli/internal/deploy.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func DeployAction(c *cli.Context) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				logrus.Fatal(err)
 			}
-			version = head.String()[:8]
+			version = formatter.SmallSHA(head.String())
 			logrus.Warn("no versions detected, using latest commit")
 			if err := recipe.EnsureLatest(app.Type); err != nil {
 				logrus.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/pkg/recipe/recipe.go b/pkg/recipe/recipe.go
index 6ffd2258..00dc5d6f 100644
--- a/pkg/recipe/recipe.go
+++ b/pkg/recipe/recipe.go
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ func ChaosVersion(recipeName string) (string, error) {
 		return version, err
 	}
 
-	version = head.String()[:8]
+	version = formatter.SmallSHA(head.String())
 
 	recipeDir := path.Join(config.RECIPES_DIR, recipeName)
 	isClean, err := gitPkg.IsClean(recipeDir)