diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/CreateProjectCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/CreateProjectCommand.php
index 07433dd4a..1ae6b93fb 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/CreateProjectCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/CreateProjectCommand.php
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
 use Composer\Json\JsonFile;
-use Composer\Util\Filesystem;
 use Composer\Util\RemoteFilesystem;
 use Composer\Package\Version\VersionParser;
 
@@ -118,10 +117,7 @@ EOT
             }
         }
 
-        $fs = new Filesystem();
-        $prettyDirectory = rtrim($fs->isAbsolutePath($directory) ? $fs->findShortestPath(getcwd(), $directory, true) : $directory, '\\/') . '/';
-
-        $io->write('<info>Installing ' . $package->getName() . ' (' . VersionParser::formatVersion($package) . ') in '.$prettyDirectory.'</info>', true);
+        $io->write('<info>Installing ' . $package->getName() . ' (' . VersionParser::formatVersion($package, false) . ')</info>', true);
         $projectInstaller = new ProjectInstaller($directory, $dm);
         $projectInstaller->install(new InstalledFilesystemRepository(new JsonFile('php://memory')), $package);
 
diff --git a/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionParser.php b/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionParser.php
index 4d72b4d6b..1955b6c5b 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionParser.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionParser.php
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ class VersionParser
         return $stability === 'rc' ? 'RC' : $stability;
     }
 
-    static public function formatVersion(PackageInterface $package)
+    static public function formatVersion(PackageInterface $package, $truncate = true)
     {
         if (!$package->isDev() || !in_array($package->getSourceType(), array('hg', 'git'))) {
             return $package->getPrettyVersion();
         }
 
-        return $package->getPrettyVersion().' '.substr($package->getSourceReference(), 0, 6);
+        return $package->getPrettyVersion() . ' ' . ($truncate ? substr($package->getSourceReference(), 0, 6) : $package->getSourceReference());
     }
 
     /**