diff --git a/src/uu/false/src/false.rs b/src/uu/false/src/false.rs
index 3ae25e569..2b6e94549 100644
--- a/src/uu/false/src/false.rs
+++ b/src/uu/false/src/false.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
         let error = match e.kind() {
             clap::error::ErrorKind::DisplayHelp => command.print_help(),
             clap::error::ErrorKind::DisplayVersion => {
-                writeln!(std::io::stdout(), "{}", command.render_version())
+                write!(std::io::stdout(), "{}", command.render_version())
             }
             _ => Ok(()),
         };
diff --git a/src/uu/true/src/true.rs b/src/uu/true/src/true.rs
index 637758625..98f4bcac2 100644
--- a/src/uu/true/src/true.rs
+++ b/src/uu/true/src/true.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
         let error = match e.kind() {
             clap::error::ErrorKind::DisplayHelp => command.print_help(),
             clap::error::ErrorKind::DisplayVersion => {
-                writeln!(std::io::stdout(), "{}", command.render_version())
+                write!(std::io::stdout(), "{}", command.render_version())
             }
             _ => Ok(()),
         };
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_false.rs b/tests/by-util/test_false.rs
index b2bae03c0..23b3e914b 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_false.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_false.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 //
 // For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
 // file that was distributed with this source code.
+
 use crate::common::util::TestScenario;
+use regex::Regex;
+
 #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "freebsd", target_os = "netbsd"))]
 use std::fs::OpenOptions;
 
@@ -13,10 +16,9 @@ fn test_no_args() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_version() {
-    new_ucmd!()
-        .args(&["--version"])
-        .fails()
-        .stdout_contains("false");
+    let re = Regex::new(r"^false .*\d+\.\d+\.\d+\n$").unwrap();
+
+    new_ucmd!().args(&["--version"]).fails().stdout_matches(&re);
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_true.rs b/tests/by-util/test_true.rs
index a01a0df6e..7711d9b72 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_true.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_true.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 //
 // For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
 // file that was distributed with this source code.
+
 use crate::common::util::TestScenario;
+use regex::Regex;
+
 #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "freebsd", target_os = "netbsd"))]
 use std::fs::OpenOptions;
 
@@ -13,10 +16,12 @@ fn test_no_args() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_version() {
+    let re = Regex::new(r"^true .*\d+\.\d+\.\d+\n$").unwrap();
+
     new_ucmd!()
         .args(&["--version"])
         .succeeds()
-        .stdout_contains("true");
+        .stdout_matches(&re);
 }
 
 #[test]