diff --git a/sw/bootloader/bootloader.c b/sw/bootloader/bootloader.c
index e968e05d2..131f3a1a7 100644
--- a/sw/bootloader/bootloader.c
+++ b/sw/bootloader/bootloader.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // ================================================================================ //
 // The NEORV32 RISC-V Processor - https://github.com/stnolting/neorv32              //
 // Copyright (c) NEORV32 contributors.                                              //
-// Copyright (c) 2020 - 2024 Stephan Nolting. All rights reserved.                  //
+// Copyright (c) 2020 - 2025 Stephan Nolting. All rights reserved.                  //
 // Licensed under the BSD-3-Clause license, see LICENSE for details.                //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause                                            //
 // ================================================================================ //
diff --git a/sw/lib/include/neorv32_aux.h b/sw/lib/include/neorv32_aux.h
index 2913560f0..89aafd8ce 100644
--- a/sw/lib/include/neorv32_aux.h
+++ b/sw/lib/include/neorv32_aux.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 /**
  * @file neorv32_aux.h
  * @brief General auxiliary functions header file.
- * @see https://stnolting.github.io/neorv32/sw/files.html
  */
 
 #ifndef neorv32_aux_h
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ uint64_t neorv32_aux_hexstr2uint64(char *buffer, unsigned int length);
 uint32_t neorv32_aux_xorshift32(void);
 void     neorv32_aux_itoa(char *buffer, uint32_t num, uint32_t base);
 void     neorv32_aux_print_hw_config(void);
-void     neorv32_aux_print_hw_version(void);
+void     neorv32_aux_print_hw_version(uint32_t impid);
 void     neorv32_aux_print_about(void);
 void     neorv32_aux_print_logo(void);
 void     neorv32_aux_print_license(void);
diff --git a/sw/lib/source/neorv32_aux.c b/sw/lib/source/neorv32_aux.c
index 424230bd1..ab98fb5ad 100644
--- a/sw/lib/source/neorv32_aux.c
+++ b/sw/lib/source/neorv32_aux.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 /**
  * @file neorv32_aux.c
  * @brief General auxiliary functions source file.
- * @see https://stnolting.github.io/neorv32/sw/files.html
  */
 
 #include <neorv32.h>
@@ -302,7 +301,7 @@ void neorv32_aux_print_hw_config(void) {
                        neorv32_cpu_csr_read(CSR_MIMPID));
   // hardware version
   neorv32_uart0_printf(" (v");
-  neorv32_aux_print_hw_version();
+  neorv32_aux_print_hw_version(neorv32_cpu_csr_read(CSR_MIMPID));
   neorv32_uart0_printf(")\n");
 
   // CPU architecture and endianness
@@ -535,9 +534,12 @@ void neorv32_aux_print_hw_config(void) {
 
 
 /**********************************************************************//**
- * Print the processor version in human-readable format via UART0.
+ * Print processor version in human-readable format via UART0.
+ *
+ * @param[in] impid BCD-coded implementation ID (aka the version),
+ * typically from the mimpid CSR.
  **************************************************************************/
-void neorv32_aux_print_hw_version(void) {
+void neorv32_aux_print_hw_version(uint32_t impid) {
 
   uint32_t i;
   char tmp, cnt;
@@ -545,7 +547,7 @@ void neorv32_aux_print_hw_version(void) {
   if (neorv32_uart0_available() != 0) { // cannot output anything if UART0 is not implemented
     for (i=0; i<4; i++) {
 
-      tmp = (char)(neorv32_cpu_csr_read(CSR_MIMPID) >> (24 - 8*i));
+      tmp = (char)(impid >> (24 - 8*i));
 
       // serial division
       cnt = 0;