diff --git a/zathura/utils.c b/zathura/utils.c
index f1bd422..a995eb7 100644
--- a/zathura/utils.c
+++ b/zathura/utils.c
@@ -195,9 +195,7 @@ zathura_get_version_string(zathura_t* zathura, bool markup)
   GString* string = g_string_new(NULL);
 
   /* zathura version */
-  char* zathura_version = g_strdup_printf("zathura %d.%d.%d", ZATHURA_VERSION_MAJOR, ZATHURA_VERSION_MINOR, ZATHURA_VERSION_REV);
-  g_string_append(string, zathura_version);
-  g_free(zathura_version);
+  g_string_append_printf(string, "zathura %d.%d.%d", ZATHURA_VERSION_MAJOR, ZATHURA_VERSION_MINOR, ZATHURA_VERSION_REV);
 
   const char* format = (markup == true) ? "\n<i>(plugin)</i> %s (%d.%d.%d) <i>(%s)</i>" : "\n(plugin) %s (%d.%d.%d) (%s)";
 
@@ -207,15 +205,12 @@ zathura_get_version_string(zathura_t* zathura, bool markup)
     GIRARA_LIST_FOREACH(plugins, zathura_plugin_t*, iter, plugin) {
       char* name = zathura_plugin_get_name(plugin);
       zathura_plugin_version_t version = zathura_plugin_get_version(plugin);
-      char* text = g_strdup_printf(format,
-                                   (name == NULL) ? "-" : name,
-                                   version.major,
-                                   version.minor,
-                                   version.rev,
-                                   zathura_plugin_get_path(plugin)
-                                  );
-      g_string_append(string, text);
-      g_free(text);
+      g_string_append_printf(string, format,
+                             (name == NULL) ? "-" : name,
+                             version.major,
+                             version.minor,
+                             version.rev,
+                             zathura_plugin_get_path(plugin));
     } GIRARA_LIST_FOREACH_END(plugins, zathura_plugin_t*, iter, plugin);
   }