diff --git a/packages/common/src/types.rs b/packages/common/src/types.rs
index f779e781..0e544bc1 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/types.rs
+++ b/packages/common/src/types.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use schemars::{
     schema::{Schema, SchemaObject, SingleOrVec},
     JsonSchema,
 };
+use semver::Version;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_big_array::BigArray;
 use sha3::{Digest, Keccak256};
@@ -24,6 +25,12 @@ impl SimpleHash for String {
         hasher.finalize().into()
     }
 }
+
+impl SimpleHash for Version {
+    fn simple_hash(&self) -> Hash {
+        self.to_string().simple_hash()
+    }
+}
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Signature(#[serde(with = "BigArray")] pub(crate) [u8; 65]);
 
diff --git a/packages/data-requests/src/utils.rs b/packages/data-requests/src/utils.rs
index eba8ce8a..605d753b 100644
--- a/packages/data-requests/src/utils.rs
+++ b/packages/data-requests/src/utils.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use common::error::ContractError;
 use common::msg::StakingQueryMsg;
 use common::msg::{IsDataRequestExecutorEligibleResponse, PostDataRequestArgs};
 use common::state::DataRequest;
-use common::types::{Bytes, Hash, Secpk256k1PublicKey};
+use common::types::{Bytes, Hash, Secpk256k1PublicKey, SimpleHash};
 use cosmwasm_std::{to_json_binary, Addr, DepsMut, QueryRequest, WasmQuery};
 use sha3::{Digest, Keccak256};
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn hash_data_request(posted_dr: &PostDataRequestArgs) -> Hash {
 
     // hash data request
     let mut dr_hasher = Keccak256::new();
-    dr_hasher.update(posted_dr.version.to_string().as_bytes());
+    dr_hasher.update(posted_dr.version.simple_hash());
     dr_hasher.update(posted_dr.dr_binary_id);
     dr_hasher.update(dr_inputs_hash);
     dr_hasher.update(posted_dr.tally_binary_id);
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub fn hash_data_result(
 
     // hash data result
     let mut dr_hasher = Keccak256::new();
-    dr_hasher.update(dr.version.to_string().as_bytes());
+    dr_hasher.update(dr.version.simple_hash());
     dr_hasher.update(dr.id);
     dr_hasher.update(block_height.to_be_bytes());
     dr_hasher.update(exit_code.to_be_bytes());