diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringBootBanner.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringBootBanner.java
index 967eca784f..1c07841c9c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringBootBanner.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringBootBanner.java
@@ -30,10 +30,14 @@ import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
  */
 class SpringBootBanner implements Banner {
 
-	private static final String[] BANNER = { "", "  .   ____          _            __ _ _",
-			" /\\\\ / ___'_ __ _ _(_)_ __  __ _ \\ \\ \\ \\", "( ( )\\___ | '_ | '_| | '_ \\/ _` | \\ \\ \\ \\",
-			" \\\\/  ___)| |_)| | | | | || (_| |  ) ) ) )", "  '  |____| .__|_| |_|_| |_\\__, | / / / /",
-			" =========|_|==============|___/=/_/_/_/" };
+	private static final String BANNER = """
+			  .   ____          _            __ _ _
+			 /\\\\ / ___'_ __ _ _(_)_ __  __ _ \\ \\ \\ \\
+			( ( )\\___ | '_ | '_| | '_ \\/ _` | \\ \\ \\ \\
+			 \\\\/  ___)| |_)| | | | | || (_| |  ) ) ) )
+			  '  |____| .__|_| |_|_| |_\\__, | / / / /
+			 =========|_|==============|___/=/_/_/_/
+			""";
 
 	private static final String SPRING_BOOT = " :: Spring Boot :: ";
 
@@ -41,11 +45,8 @@ class SpringBootBanner implements Banner {
 
 	@Override
 	public void printBanner(Environment environment, Class<?> sourceClass, PrintStream printStream) {
-		for (String line : BANNER) {
-			printStream.println(line);
-		}
-		String version = SpringBootVersion.getVersion();
-		version = (version != null) ? " (v" + version + ")" : "";
+		printStream.println(BANNER);
+		String version = String.format(" (v%s)", SpringBootVersion.getVersion());
 		StringBuilder padding = new StringBuilder();
 		while (padding.length() < STRAP_LINE_SIZE - (version.length() + SPRING_BOOT.length())) {
 			padding.append(" ");