diff --git a/cli/args/flags.rs b/cli/args/flags.rs
index 236352f24b..e859388229 100644
--- a/cli/args/flags.rs
+++ b/cli/args/flags.rs
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ To evaluate code in the shell:
 /// Main entry point for parsing deno's command line flags.
 pub fn flags_from_vec(args: Vec<String>) -> clap::Result<Flags> {
   let version = crate::version::deno();
-  let mut app = clap_root(&version);
+  let mut app = clap_root(version);
   let matches = app.try_get_matches_from_mut(&args)?;
 
   let mut flags = Flags::default();
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ fn handle_repl_flags(flags: &mut Flags, repl_flags: ReplFlags) {
   flags.subcommand = DenoSubcommand::Repl(repl_flags);
 }
 
-fn clap_root(version: &str) -> Command {
+fn clap_root(version: &'static str) -> Command {
   clap::Command::new("deno")
     .bin_name("deno")
     .color(ColorChoice::Never)
diff --git a/cli/build.rs b/cli/build.rs
index a4f8ee92d1..bcf5a0a38e 100644
--- a/cli/build.rs
+++ b/cli/build.rs
@@ -459,6 +459,10 @@ fn main() {
 
   println!("cargo:rustc-env=GIT_COMMIT_HASH={}", git_commit_hash());
   println!("cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=GIT_COMMIT_HASH");
+  println!(
+    "cargo:rustc-env=GIT_COMMIT_HASH_SHORT={}",
+    &git_commit_hash()[..7]
+  );
 
   let ts_version = ts::version();
   debug_assert_eq!(ts_version, "5.0.2"); // bump this assertion when it changes
diff --git a/cli/cache/check.rs b/cli/cache/check.rs
index c8b5717ecd..1bd4100135 100644
--- a/cli/cache/check.rs
+++ b/cli/cache/check.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl TypeCheckCache {
 
   fn from_connection(
     conn: Connection,
-    cli_version: String,
+    cli_version: &'static str,
   ) -> Result<Self, AnyError> {
     initialize(&conn, cli_version)?;
 
@@ -157,7 +157,10 @@ impl TypeCheckCache {
   }
 }
 
-fn initialize(conn: &Connection, cli_version: String) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
+fn initialize(
+  conn: &Connection,
+  cli_version: &'static str,
+) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
   // INT doesn't store up to u64, so use TEXT for check_hash
   let query = format!(
     "{INITIAL_PRAGMAS}
@@ -184,12 +187,12 @@ fn initialize(conn: &Connection, cli_version: String) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
       |row| row.get(0),
     )
     .ok();
-  if data_cli_version.as_deref() != Some(&cli_version) {
+  if data_cli_version.as_deref() != Some(cli_version) {
     conn.execute("DELETE FROM checkcache", params![])?;
     conn.execute("DELETE FROM tsbuildinfo", params![])?;
     let mut stmt = conn
       .prepare("INSERT OR REPLACE INTO info (key, value) VALUES (?1, ?2)")?;
-    stmt.execute(params!["CLI_VERSION", &cli_version])?;
+    stmt.execute(params!["CLI_VERSION", cli_version])?;
   }
 
   Ok(())
@@ -202,8 +205,7 @@ mod test {
   #[test]
   pub fn check_cache_general_use() {
     let conn = Connection::open_in_memory().unwrap();
-    let cache =
-      TypeCheckCache::from_connection(conn, "1.0.0".to_string()).unwrap();
+    let cache = TypeCheckCache::from_connection(conn, "1.0.0").unwrap();
 
     assert!(!cache.has_check_hash(1));
     cache.add_check_hash(1);
@@ -217,8 +219,7 @@ mod test {
 
     // try changing the cli version (should clear)
     let conn = cache.0.unwrap();
-    let cache =
-      TypeCheckCache::from_connection(conn, "2.0.0".to_string()).unwrap();
+    let cache = TypeCheckCache::from_connection(conn, "2.0.0").unwrap();
     assert!(!cache.has_check_hash(1));
     cache.add_check_hash(1);
     assert!(cache.has_check_hash(1));
@@ -228,8 +229,7 @@ mod test {
 
     // recreating the cache should not remove the data because the CLI version is the same
     let conn = cache.0.unwrap();
-    let cache =
-      TypeCheckCache::from_connection(conn, "2.0.0".to_string()).unwrap();
+    let cache = TypeCheckCache::from_connection(conn, "2.0.0").unwrap();
     assert!(cache.has_check_hash(1));
     assert!(!cache.has_check_hash(2));
     assert_eq!(cache.get_tsbuildinfo(&specifier1), Some("test".to_string()));
diff --git a/cli/cache/emit.rs b/cli/cache/emit.rs
index 89ff496fdd..dd7b9e662f 100644
--- a/cli/cache/emit.rs
+++ b/cli/cache/emit.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ struct EmitMetadata {
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct EmitCache {
   disk_cache: DiskCache,
-  cli_version: String,
+  cli_version: &'static str,
 }
 
 impl EmitCache {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl EmitCache {
 
     // load and verify the emit is for the meta data
     let emit_bytes = self.disk_cache.get(&emit_filename).ok()?;
-    if meta.emit_hash != compute_emit_hash(&emit_bytes, &self.cli_version) {
+    if meta.emit_hash != compute_emit_hash(&emit_bytes, self.cli_version) {
       return None;
     }
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ impl EmitCache {
     // save the metadata
     let metadata = EmitMetadata {
       source_hash: source_hash.to_string(),
-      emit_hash: compute_emit_hash(code.as_bytes(), &self.cli_version),
+      emit_hash: compute_emit_hash(code.as_bytes(), self.cli_version),
     };
     self
       .disk_cache
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ mod test {
     let disk_cache = DiskCache::new(temp_dir.path());
     let cache = EmitCache {
       disk_cache: disk_cache.clone(),
-      cli_version: "1.0.0".to_string(),
+      cli_version: "1.0.0",
     };
 
     let specifier1 =
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ mod test {
     // try changing the cli version (should not load previous ones)
     let cache = EmitCache {
       disk_cache: disk_cache.clone(),
-      cli_version: "2.0.0".to_string(),
+      cli_version: "2.0.0",
     };
     assert_eq!(cache.get_emit_code(&specifier1, 10), None);
     cache.set_emit_code(&specifier1, 5, &emit_code1);
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ mod test {
     // recreating the cache should still load the data because the CLI version is the same
     let cache = EmitCache {
       disk_cache,
-      cli_version: "2.0.0".to_string(),
+      cli_version: "2.0.0",
     };
     assert_eq!(cache.get_emit_code(&specifier1, 5), Some(emit_code1));
 
diff --git a/cli/cache/incremental.rs b/cli/cache/incremental.rs
index 88520a0312..d5298071f0 100644
--- a/cli/cache/incremental.rs
+++ b/cli/cache/incremental.rs
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ impl SqlIncrementalCache {
   fn from_connection(
     conn: Connection,
     state_hash: u64,
-    cli_version: String,
+    cli_version: &'static str,
   ) -> Result<Self, AnyError> {
     initialize(&conn, cli_version)?;
 
@@ -237,7 +237,10 @@ impl SqlIncrementalCache {
   }
 }
 
-fn initialize(conn: &Connection, cli_version: String) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
+fn initialize(
+  conn: &Connection,
+  cli_version: &'static str,
+) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
   // INT doesn't store up to u64, so use TEXT for source_hash
   let query = format!(
     "{INITIAL_PRAGMAS}
@@ -261,11 +264,11 @@ fn initialize(conn: &Connection, cli_version: String) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
       |row| row.get(0),
     )
     .ok();
-  if data_cli_version.as_deref() != Some(&cli_version) {
+  if data_cli_version.as_deref() != Some(cli_version) {
     conn.execute("DELETE FROM incrementalcache", params![])?;
     let mut stmt = conn
       .prepare("INSERT OR REPLACE INTO info (key, value) VALUES (?1, ?2)")?;
-    stmt.execute(params!["CLI_VERSION", &cli_version])?;
+    stmt.execute(params!["CLI_VERSION", cli_version])?;
   }
 
   Ok(())
@@ -280,9 +283,7 @@ mod test {
   #[test]
   pub fn sql_cache_general_use() {
     let conn = Connection::open_in_memory().unwrap();
-    let cache =
-      SqlIncrementalCache::from_connection(conn, 1, "1.0.0".to_string())
-        .unwrap();
+    let cache = SqlIncrementalCache::from_connection(conn, 1, "1.0.0").unwrap();
     let path = PathBuf::from("/mod.ts");
 
     assert_eq!(cache.get_source_hash(&path), None);
@@ -292,8 +293,7 @@ mod test {
     // try changing the cli version (should clear)
     let conn = cache.conn;
     let mut cache =
-      SqlIncrementalCache::from_connection(conn, 1, "2.0.0".to_string())
-        .unwrap();
+      SqlIncrementalCache::from_connection(conn, 1, "2.0.0").unwrap();
     assert_eq!(cache.get_source_hash(&path), None);
 
     // add back the file to the cache
@@ -310,9 +310,7 @@ mod test {
 
     // recreating the cache should not remove the data because the CLI version and state hash is the same
     let conn = cache.conn;
-    let cache =
-      SqlIncrementalCache::from_connection(conn, 1, "2.0.0".to_string())
-        .unwrap();
+    let cache = SqlIncrementalCache::from_connection(conn, 1, "2.0.0").unwrap();
     assert_eq!(cache.get_source_hash(&path), Some(2));
 
     // now try replacing and using another path
@@ -328,8 +326,7 @@ mod test {
   pub async fn incremental_cache_general_use() {
     let conn = Connection::open_in_memory().unwrap();
     let sql_cache =
-      SqlIncrementalCache::from_connection(conn, 1, "1.0.0".to_string())
-        .unwrap();
+      SqlIncrementalCache::from_connection(conn, 1, "1.0.0").unwrap();
     let file_path = PathBuf::from("/mod.ts");
     let file_text = "test";
     let file_hash = FastInsecureHasher::new().write_str(file_text).finish();
diff --git a/cli/cache/node.rs b/cli/cache/node.rs
index e010c0dcd0..19ac45d6ba 100644
--- a/cli/cache/node.rs
+++ b/cli/cache/node.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ impl NodeAnalysisCache {
       None => {
         let maybe_inner = match NodeAnalysisCacheInner::new(
           self.db_file_path.as_deref(),
-          crate::version::deno(),
+          crate::version::deno().to_string(),
         ) {
           Ok(cache) => Some(cache),
           Err(err) => {
diff --git a/cli/cache/parsed_source.rs b/cli/cache/parsed_source.rs
index 7b183ce866..2f27f0533f 100644
--- a/cli/cache/parsed_source.rs
+++ b/cli/cache/parsed_source.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ impl deno_graph::ParsedSourceStore for ParsedSourceCacheSources {
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ParsedSourceCache {
   db_cache_path: Option<PathBuf>,
-  cli_version: String,
+  cli_version: &'static str,
   sources: ParsedSourceCacheSources,
 }
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl ParsedSourceCache {
   pub fn reset_for_file_watcher(&self) -> Self {
     Self {
       db_cache_path: self.db_cache_path.clone(),
-      cli_version: self.cli_version.clone(),
+      cli_version: self.cli_version,
       sources: Default::default(),
     }
   }
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl ParsedSourceCache {
   pub fn as_analyzer(&self) -> Box<dyn deno_graph::ModuleAnalyzer> {
     match ParsedSourceCacheModuleAnalyzer::new(
       self.db_cache_path.as_deref(),
-      self.cli_version.clone(),
+      self.cli_version,
       self.sources.clone(),
     ) {
       Ok(analyzer) => Box::new(analyzer),
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ struct ParsedSourceCacheModuleAnalyzer {
 impl ParsedSourceCacheModuleAnalyzer {
   pub fn new(
     db_file_path: Option<&Path>,
-    cli_version: String,
+    cli_version: &'static str,
     sources: ParsedSourceCacheSources,
   ) -> Result<Self, AnyError> {
     log::debug!("Loading cached module analyzer.");
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ impl ParsedSourceCacheModuleAnalyzer {
 
   fn from_connection(
     conn: Connection,
-    cli_version: String,
+    cli_version: &'static str,
     sources: ParsedSourceCacheSources,
   ) -> Result<Self, AnyError> {
     initialize(&conn, cli_version)?;
@@ -287,7 +287,10 @@ impl deno_graph::ModuleAnalyzer for ParsedSourceCacheModuleAnalyzer {
   }
 }
 
-fn initialize(conn: &Connection, cli_version: String) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
+fn initialize(
+  conn: &Connection,
+  cli_version: &'static str,
+) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
   let query = format!(
     "{INITIAL_PRAGMAS}
   -- INT doesn't store up to u64, so use TEXT for source_hash
@@ -314,7 +317,7 @@ fn initialize(conn: &Connection, cli_version: String) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
       |row| row.get(0),
     )
     .ok();
-  if data_cli_version.as_deref() != Some(&cli_version) {
+  if data_cli_version.as_deref() != Some(cli_version) {
     conn.execute("DELETE FROM moduleinfocache", params![])?;
     let mut stmt = conn
       .prepare("INSERT OR REPLACE INTO info (key, value) VALUES (?1, ?2)")?;
@@ -340,7 +343,7 @@ mod test {
     let conn = Connection::open_in_memory().unwrap();
     let cache = ParsedSourceCacheModuleAnalyzer::from_connection(
       conn,
-      "1.0.0".to_string(),
+      "1.0.0",
       Default::default(),
     )
     .unwrap();
@@ -403,7 +406,7 @@ mod test {
     let conn = cache.conn;
     let cache = ParsedSourceCacheModuleAnalyzer::from_connection(
       conn,
-      "1.0.0".to_string(),
+      "1.0.0",
       Default::default(),
     )
     .unwrap();
@@ -420,7 +423,7 @@ mod test {
     let conn = cache.conn;
     let cache = ParsedSourceCacheModuleAnalyzer::from_connection(
       conn,
-      "1.0.1".to_string(),
+      "1.0.1",
       Default::default(),
     )
     .unwrap();
diff --git a/cli/file_fetcher.rs b/cli/file_fetcher.rs
index b1c601b9a3..75c2c608fc 100644
--- a/cli/file_fetcher.rs
+++ b/cli/file_fetcher.rs
@@ -1746,15 +1746,8 @@ mod tests {
 
   fn create_test_client() -> HttpClient {
     HttpClient::from_client(
-      create_http_client(
-        "test_client".to_string(),
-        None,
-        vec![],
-        None,
-        None,
-        None,
-      )
-      .unwrap(),
+      create_http_client("test_client", None, vec![], None, None, None)
+        .unwrap(),
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/cli/standalone.rs b/cli/standalone.rs
index 254cb9de51..527e8d9757 100644
--- a/cli/standalone.rs
+++ b/cli/standalone.rs
@@ -258,10 +258,10 @@ fn create_web_worker_callback(
         location: Some(args.main_module.clone()),
         no_color: !colors::use_color(),
         is_tty: colors::is_tty(),
-        runtime_version: version::deno(),
+        runtime_version: version::deno().to_string(),
         ts_version: version::TYPESCRIPT.to_string(),
         unstable: ps.options.unstable(),
-        user_agent: version::get_user_agent(),
+        user_agent: version::get_user_agent().to_string(),
         inspect: ps.options.is_inspecting(),
       },
       extensions: ops::cli_exts(ps.clone()),
@@ -347,10 +347,10 @@ pub async fn run(
       location: metadata.location,
       no_color: !colors::use_color(),
       is_tty: colors::is_tty(),
-      runtime_version: version::deno(),
+      runtime_version: version::deno().to_string(),
       ts_version: version::TYPESCRIPT.to_string(),
       unstable: metadata.unstable,
-      user_agent: version::get_user_agent(),
+      user_agent: version::get_user_agent().to_string(),
       inspect: ps.options.is_inspecting(),
     },
     extensions: ops::cli_exts(ps.clone()),
diff --git a/cli/tools/upgrade.rs b/cli/tools/upgrade.rs
index 7ce9e77b9e..933dad095a 100644
--- a/cli/tools/upgrade.rs
+++ b/cli/tools/upgrade.rs
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ pub fn check_for_upgrades(http_client: HttpClient, cache_file_path: PathBuf) {
           "{}",
           colors::italic_gray("Run `deno upgrade` to install it.")
         );
-        print_release_notes(&version::deno(), &upgrade_version);
+        print_release_notes(version::deno(), &upgrade_version);
       }
 
       update_checker.store_prompted();
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ pub async fn upgrade(
         let latest_hash = latest_version.clone();
         crate::version::GIT_COMMIT_HASH == latest_hash
       } else if !crate::version::is_canary() {
-        let current = Version::parse_standard(&crate::version::deno()).unwrap();
+        let current = Version::parse_standard(crate::version::deno()).unwrap();
         let latest = Version::parse_standard(&latest_version).unwrap();
         current >= latest
       } else {
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ pub async fn upgrade(
         log::info!(
           "Local deno version {} is the most recent release",
           if upgrade_flags.canary {
-            crate::version::GIT_COMMIT_HASH.to_string()
+            crate::version::GIT_COMMIT_HASH
           } else {
             crate::version::deno()
           }
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ pub async fn upgrade(
     fs::remove_file(&new_exe_path)?;
     log::info!("Upgraded successfully (dry run)");
     if !upgrade_flags.canary {
-      print_release_notes(&version::deno(), &install_version);
+      print_release_notes(version::deno(), &install_version);
     }
   } else {
     let output_exe_path =
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ pub async fn upgrade(
     }
     log::info!("Upgraded successfully");
     if !upgrade_flags.canary {
-      print_release_notes(&version::deno(), &install_version);
+      print_release_notes(version::deno(), &install_version);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/cli/version.rs b/cli/version.rs
index 88dc9ffc7e..f13baa1f21 100644
--- a/cli/version.rs
+++ b/cli/version.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,30 @@
 pub const GIT_COMMIT_HASH: &str = env!("GIT_COMMIT_HASH");
 pub const TYPESCRIPT: &str = env!("TS_VERSION");
 
-pub fn deno() -> String {
-  let version = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
-  option_env!("DENO_CANARY")
-    .map(|_| format!("{}+{}", version, &GIT_COMMIT_HASH[..7]))
-    .unwrap_or_else(|| version.to_string())
+pub fn deno() -> &'static str {
+  if is_canary() {
+    concat!(
+      env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
+      "+",
+      env!("GIT_COMMIT_HASH_SHORT")
+    )
+  } else {
+    env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")
+  }
+}
+
+// Keep this in sync with `deno()` above
+pub fn get_user_agent() -> &'static str {
+  if is_canary() {
+    concat!(
+      "Deno/",
+      env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
+      "+",
+      env!("GIT_COMMIT_HASH_SHORT")
+    )
+  } else {
+    concat!("Deno/", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"))
+  }
 }
 
 pub fn is_canary() -> bool {
@@ -21,7 +40,3 @@ pub fn release_version_or_canary_commit_hash() -> &'static str {
     env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")
   }
 }
-
-pub fn get_user_agent() -> String {
-  format!("Deno/{}", deno())
-}
diff --git a/cli/worker.rs b/cli/worker.rs
index a0168a1f3a..23dd631199 100644
--- a/cli/worker.rs
+++ b/cli/worker.rs
@@ -517,10 +517,10 @@ async fn create_main_worker_internal(
       location: ps.options.location_flag().clone(),
       no_color: !colors::use_color(),
       is_tty: colors::is_tty(),
-      runtime_version: version::deno(),
+      runtime_version: version::deno().to_string(),
       ts_version: version::TYPESCRIPT.to_string(),
       unstable: ps.options.unstable(),
-      user_agent: version::get_user_agent(),
+      user_agent: version::get_user_agent().to_string(),
       inspect: ps.options.is_inspecting(),
     },
     extensions,
@@ -685,10 +685,10 @@ fn create_web_worker_callback(
         location: Some(args.main_module.clone()),
         no_color: !colors::use_color(),
         is_tty: colors::is_tty(),
-        runtime_version: version::deno(),
+        runtime_version: version::deno().to_string(),
         ts_version: version::TYPESCRIPT.to_string(),
         unstable: ps.options.unstable(),
-        user_agent: version::get_user_agent(),
+        user_agent: version::get_user_agent().to_string(),
         inspect: ps.options.is_inspecting(),
       },
       extensions,
diff --git a/ext/fetch/lib.rs b/ext/fetch/lib.rs
index 9ed73161dd..17f30d8ed3 100644
--- a/ext/fetch/lib.rs
+++ b/ext/fetch/lib.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ deno_core::extension!(deno_fetch,
     state.put::<Options>(options.options.clone());
     state.put::<reqwest::Client>({
       create_http_client(
-        options.options.user_agent,
+        &options.options.user_agent,
         options.options.root_cert_store,
         vec![],
         options.options.proxy,
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ where
     .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
   let client = create_http_client(
-    options.user_agent.clone(),
+    &options.user_agent,
     options.root_cert_store.clone(),
     ca_certs,
     args.proxy,
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ where
 /// Create new instance of async reqwest::Client. This client supports
 /// proxies and doesn't follow redirects.
 pub fn create_http_client(
-  user_agent: String,
+  user_agent: &str,
   root_cert_store: Option<RootCertStore>,
   ca_certs: Vec<Vec<u8>>,
   proxy: Option<Proxy>,
diff --git a/runtime/inspector_server.rs b/runtime/inspector_server.rs
index e5f3a4f096..d65e813cb6 100644
--- a/runtime/inspector_server.rs
+++ b/runtime/inspector_server.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub struct InspectorServer {
 }
 
 impl InspectorServer {
-  pub fn new(host: SocketAddr, name: String) -> Self {
+  pub fn new(host: SocketAddr, name: &'static str) -> Self {
     let (register_inspector_tx, register_inspector_rx) =
       mpsc::unbounded::<InspectorInfo>();
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ async fn server(
   host: SocketAddr,
   register_inspector_rx: UnboundedReceiver<InspectorInfo>,
   shutdown_server_rx: oneshot::Receiver<()>,
-  name: String,
+  name: &str,
 ) {
   let inspector_map_ =
     Rc::new(RefCell::new(HashMap::<Uuid, InspectorInfo>::new()));