diff --git a/version.mustache b/version.mustache
index 8cb1997..c984841 100644
--- a/version.mustache
+++ b/version.mustache
@@ -9,96 +9,31 @@ import java.time.*;
 /**
  * Provides semantic version information.
  *
- * @author <a href="https://github.com/ethauvin/semver">Semantic Version
- *         Annotation Processor</a>
+ * @author <a href="https://github.com/ethauvin/semver">Semantic Version Annotation Processor</a>
  */
 public final class {{className}} {
-    public final static String PRERELEASE_PREFIX = "-";
-    public final static String BUILDMETA_PREFIX = "+";
-
     public final static String PROJECT = "{{project}}";
     public final static LocalDateTime BUILDDATE =
-            LocalDateTime.ofInstant(Instant.ofEpochMilli({{epoch}}L), ZoneId.systemDefault());
+        LocalDateTime.ofInstant(Instant.ofEpochMilli({{epoch}}L), ZoneId.systemDefault());
     public final static int MAJOR = {{major}};
     public final static int MINOR = {{minor}};
     public final static int PATCH = {{patch}};
     public final static String PRERELEASE = "{{preRelease}}";
     public final static String BUILDMETA = "{{buildMeta}}";
 
-   /**
-     * The full version string.
-     * <p>
-     * Formatted as:
-     * <blockquote>
-     * <code>MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH[-PRERELEASE][+BUILDMETADATA]</code>
-     * </blockquote>
-     * <p>
-     * For example:
-     * <ul>
-     * <li><code>1.0.0</code></li>
-     * <li><code>1.0.0-beta</code></li>
-     * <li><code>1.0.0+20160124144700</code></li>
-     * <li><code>1.0.0-alpha+001</code></li>
-     * </ul>
+    /**
+     * The full semantic version string.
      */
     public final static String VERSION = Integer.toString(MAJOR) + '.'
             + Integer.toString(MINOR) + '.'
             + Integer.toString(PATCH)
-            + preReleaseWithPrefix() + buildMetaWithPrefix();
+            + ((!PRERELEASE.isEmpty()) ? "-" + PRERELEASE : "")
+            + ((!BUILDMETA.isEmpty()) ? "+" + BUILDMETA : "");
 
     /**
      * Disables the default constructor.
-     *
-     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException If the constructor is called.
      */
-    private {{className}}()
-            throws UnsupportedOperationException {
+    private {{className}}() {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Illegal constructor call.");
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the build metadata with {@value #BUILDMETA_PREFIX} prefix.
-     *
-     * @return The build metadata, if any.
-     */
-    public static String buildMetaWithPrefix() {
-        return buildMetaWithPrefix(BUILDMETA_PREFIX);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the build metadata.
-     *
-     * @param prefix Prefix to prepend.
-     * @return The build metadata, if any.
-     */
-    public static String buildMetaWithPrefix(final String prefix) {
-        if (BUILDMETA.length() > 0 && prefix.length() > 0) {
-            return prefix + BUILDMETA;
-        } else {
-            return BUILDMETA;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the pre-release version with {@value #PRERELEASE_PREFIX} prefix.
-     *
-     * @return The pre-release version, if any.
-     */
-    public static String preReleaseWithPrefix() {
-        return preReleaseWithPrefix(PRERELEASE_PREFIX);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the pre-release version.
-     *
-     * @param prefix The prefix to prepend.
-     * @return The pre-release version, if any.
-     */
-    public static String preReleaseWithPrefix(final String prefix) {
-        if (PRERELEASE.length() > 0 && prefix.length() > 0) {
-            return prefix + PRERELEASE;
-        } else {
-            return PRERELEASE;
-        }
-    }
-}
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+}