diff --git a/lib/logger.rb b/lib/logger.rb
index df52e06ab3..15d95fcb10 100644
--- a/lib/logger.rb
+++ b/lib/logger.rb
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ require 'monitor'
 class Logger
   VERSION = "1.2.6"
   id, name, rev = %w$Id$
-  ProgName = "#{name.chomp(",")}/#{rev}"
+  ProgName = "#{name.chomp(",v")}/#{rev}"
 
   class Error < RuntimeError; end
   class ShiftingError < Error; end