diff --git a/kshutdown/main.cpp b/kshutdown/main.cpp
index aa9a1bf..48fcba3 100644
--- a/kshutdown/main.cpp
+++ b/kshutdown/main.cpp
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
 
 // 0.1.x, 0.3.x, etc - Unstable, Beta
 // 0.2.x, 0.4.x, etc - Stable
-TQString version = "1.0.4";
+const char* version = "1.0.4";
 
 TDEAboutData aboutData(
 	"kshutdown", // internal name
 	"KShutDown", // full name
-	version.utf8(),
+	version,
 	I18N_NOOP("A Shut Down Utility for TDE"), // description
 	TDEAboutData::License_GPL_V2, // license
 	"(C) 2003-3000 Konrad Twardowski", // copyright