1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/versiont.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/versiont.cpp
index 1c52d674a..91f7e23ef 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/versiont.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/versiont.cpp
@@ -7,13 +7,16 @@ namespace vcpkg
 {
     VersionT::VersionT() : value("0.0.0") {}
     VersionT::VersionT(const std::string& value) : value(value) {}
-    std::string VersionT::to_string() const { return value; }
-    bool operator==(const VersionT& left, const VersionT& right) { return left.value == right.value; }
-    bool operator!=(const VersionT& left, const VersionT& right) { return left.value != right.value; }
-    std::string to_printf_arg(const VersionT& version) { return version.value; }
+    const std::string& VersionT::to_string() const { return value; }
+    bool operator==(const VersionT& left, const VersionT& right) { return left.to_string() == right.to_string(); }
+    bool operator!=(const VersionT& left, const VersionT& right) { return left.to_string() != right.to_string(); }
+    std::string to_printf_arg(const VersionT& version) { return version.to_string(); }
 
     VersionDiff::VersionDiff() : left(), right() {}
     VersionDiff::VersionDiff(const VersionT& left, const VersionT& right) : left(left), right(right) {}
 
-    std::string VersionDiff::to_string() const { return Strings::format("%s -> %s", left.value, right.value); }
+    std::string VersionDiff::to_string() const
+    {
+        return Strings::format("%s -> %s", left.to_string(), right.to_string());
+    }
 }