diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/ShowCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/ShowCommand.php
index 92a6e621b..a1e7eb059 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/ShowCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/ShowCommand.php
@@ -535,10 +535,13 @@ EOT
                             $packageViewData['homepage'] = $package instanceof CompletePackageInterface ? $package->getHomepage() : null;
                             $packageViewData['source'] = PackageInfo::getViewSourceUrl($package);
                         }
-                        $nameLength = max($nameLength, strlen($package->getPrettyName()));
+                        $nameLength = max($nameLength, strlen($packageViewData['name']));
                         if ($writeVersion) {
                             $packageViewData['version'] = $package->getFullPrettyVersion();
-                            $versionLength = max($versionLength, strlen($package->getFullPrettyVersion()));
+                            if ($format === 'text') {
+                                $packageViewData['version'] = ltrim($packageViewData['version'], 'v');
+                            }
+                            $versionLength = max($versionLength, strlen($packageViewData['version']));
                         }
                         if ($writeReleaseDate) {
                             if ($package->getReleaseDate() !== null) {
@@ -553,6 +556,9 @@ EOT
                         }
                         if ($writeLatest && $latestPackage) {
                             $packageViewData['latest'] = $latestPackage->getFullPrettyVersion();
+                            if ($format === 'text') {
+                                $packageViewData['latest'] = ltrim($packageViewData['latest'], 'v');
+                            }
                             $packageViewData['latest-status'] = $this->getUpdateStatus($latestPackage, $package);
                             $latestLength = max($latestLength, strlen($packageViewData['latest']));
                         } elseif ($writeLatest) {
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/Command/ShowCommandTest.php b/tests/Composer/Test/Command/ShowCommandTest.php
index a8f6a2500..f807d188e 100644
--- a/tests/Composer/Test/Command/ShowCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/Command/ShowCommandTest.php
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ class ShowCommandTest extends TestCase
                 'packages' => [
                     'type' => 'package',
                     'package' => [
-                        ['name' => 'vendor/package', 'description' => 'generic description', 'version' => '1.0.0'],
+                        ['name' => 'vendor/package', 'description' => 'generic description', 'version' => 'v1.0.0'],
 
-                        ['name' => 'outdated/major', 'description' => 'outdated/major v1.0.0 description', 'version' => '1.0.0'],
-                        ['name' => 'outdated/major', 'description' => 'outdated/major v1.0.1 description', 'version' => '1.0.1'],
-                        ['name' => 'outdated/major', 'description' => 'outdated/major v1.1.0 description', 'version' => '1.1.0'],
-                        ['name' => 'outdated/major', 'description' => 'outdated/major v1.1.1 description', 'version' => '1.1.1'],
-                        ['name' => 'outdated/major', 'description' => 'outdated/major v2.0.0 description', 'version' => '2.0.0'],
+                        ['name' => 'outdated/major', 'description' => 'outdated/major v1.0.0 description', 'version' => 'v1.0.0'],
+                        ['name' => 'outdated/major', 'description' => 'outdated/major v1.0.1 description', 'version' => 'v1.0.1'],
+                        ['name' => 'outdated/major', 'description' => 'outdated/major v1.1.0 description', 'version' => 'v1.1.0'],
+                        ['name' => 'outdated/major', 'description' => 'outdated/major v1.1.1 description', 'version' => 'v1.1.1'],
+                        ['name' => 'outdated/major', 'description' => 'outdated/major v2.0.0 description', 'version' => 'v2.0.0'],
 
                         ['name' => 'outdated/minor', 'description' => 'outdated/minor v1.0.0 description', 'version' => '1.0.0'],
                         ['name' => 'outdated/minor', 'description' => 'outdated/minor v1.0.1 description', 'version' => '1.0.1'],
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ class ShowCommandTest extends TestCase
             'require' => $requires === [] ? new \stdClass : $requires,
         ]);
 
-        $pkg = self::getPackage('vendor/package', '1.0.0');
+        $pkg = self::getPackage('vendor/package', 'v1.0.0');
         $pkg->setDescription('description of installed package');
-        $major = self::getPackage('outdated/major', '1.0.0');
+        $major = self::getPackage('outdated/major', 'v1.0.0');
         $major->setReleaseDate(new DateTimeImmutable());
         $minor = self::getPackage('outdated/minor', '1.0.0');
         $minor->setReleaseDate(new DateTimeImmutable('-2 years'));