diff --git a/build.js b/build.js
index 0719df516f8de..670c081987d72 100755
--- a/build.js
+++ b/build.js
@@ -163,26 +163,23 @@ function buildLocale (source, locale) {
       pattern: '**/*.html',
       partials: 'layouts/partials',
       helpers: {
+        apidocslink: require('./scripts/helpers/apidocslink.js'),
+        changeloglink: require('./scripts/helpers/changeloglink.js'),
         copyright: require('./scripts/helpers/copyright-year.js'),
         equals: require('./scripts/helpers/equals.js'),
+        majorapidocslink: require('./scripts/helpers/majorapidocslink.js'),
         startswith: require('./scripts/helpers/startswith.js'),
-        changeloglink: require('./scripts/helpers/changeloglink.js'),
         strftime: require('./scripts/helpers/strftime.js'),
-        apidocslink: require('./scripts/helpers/apidocslink.js'),
-        majorapidocslink: require('./scripts/helpers/majorapidocslink.js'),
+        stripv: require('./scripts/helpers/stripv.js'),
         summary: require('./scripts/helpers/summary.js'),
-        json: function (context) {
-          return JSON.stringify(context)
-        },
-        getListJson: function (context) {
-          var result = context.map(function (item) {
-            return {
-              title: item.title,
-              date: item.date,
-              local: true,
-              path: item.path.replace(/\\/, '/')
-            }
-          })
+        json: (context) => JSON.stringify(context),
+        getListJson: (context) => {
+          const result = context.map(item => ({
+            title: item.title,
+            date: item.date,
+            local: true,
+            path: item.path.replace(/\\/, '/')
+          }))
           return JSON.stringify(result)
         }
       }
diff --git a/layouts/download-releases.hbs b/layouts/download-releases.hbs
index a2e836dd288e7..8be6a99ad111d 100644
--- a/layouts/download-releases.hbs
+++ b/layouts/download-releases.hbs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
             <tbody>
               {{#each project.versions}}
               <tr>
-                <td data-label="Version">{{name}} {{version}}</td>
+                <td data-label="Version">{{name}} {{stripv version}}</td>
                 <td data-label="LTS">{{#if lts}}{{lts}}{{/if}}</td>
                 <td data-label="Date"><time>{{date}}</time></td>
                 <td data-label="V8">{{v8}}</td>
diff --git a/layouts/index.hbs b/layouts/index.hbs
index 0f615437ccde4..af9238bd158ab 100644
--- a/layouts/index.hbs
+++ b/layouts/index.hbs
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
 
         <div class="home-downloadblock">
 
-          <a href="https://nodejs.org/dist/{{ project.latestVersions.lts.node }}/" class="home-downloadbutton" title="{{ labels.download }} {{ project.latestVersions.lts.node }} {{ labels.lts }}" data-version="{{ project.latestVersions.lts.node }}">
-            {{ project.latestVersions.lts.node }} {{ labels.lts }}
+          <a href="https://nodejs.org/dist/{{ project.latestVersions.lts.node }}/" class="home-downloadbutton" title="{{ labels.download }} {{stripv project.latestVersions.lts.node }} {{ labels.lts }}" data-version="{{ project.latestVersions.lts.node }}">
+            {{stripv project.latestVersions.lts.node }} {{ labels.lts }}
             <small>{{ labels.tagline-lts }}</small>
           </a>
 
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
         {{#if project.latestVersions.current.node}}
           <div class="home-downloadblock">
 
-            <a href="https://nodejs.org/dist/{{ project.latestVersions.current.node }}/" class="home-downloadbutton"  title="{{ labels.download }} {{ project.latestVersions.current.node }} {{ labels.current }}"  data-version="{{ project.latestVersions.current.node }}">
-              {{ project.latestVersions.current.node }} {{ labels.current }}
+            <a href="https://nodejs.org/dist/{{ project.latestVersions.current.node }}/" class="home-downloadbutton"  title="{{ labels.download }} {{stripv project.latestVersions.current.node }} {{ labels.current }}"  data-version="{{ project.latestVersions.current.node }}">
+              {{stripv project.latestVersions.current.node }} {{ labels.current }}
               <small>{{ labels.tagline-current }}</small>
             </a>
 
diff --git a/layouts/partials/primary-download-matrix.hbs b/layouts/partials/primary-download-matrix.hbs
index 8d808d7f29243..3fbfb1cc0968d 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/primary-download-matrix.hbs
+++ b/layouts/partials/primary-download-matrix.hbs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <section>
-  <p class="color-lightgray">{{downloads.currentVersion}}: <strong>{{version.node}}</strong> (includes npm {{version.npm}})</p>
+  <p class="color-lightgray">{{downloads.currentVersion}}: <strong>{{stripv version.node}}</strong> (includes npm {{version.npm}})</p>
   <p>{{downloads.intro}}</p>
   <div class="download-hero full-width">
     <ul class="no-padding download-version-toggle">
diff --git a/scripts/helpers/stripv.js b/scripts/helpers/stripv.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3f853c522e613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/helpers/stripv.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+'use strict'
+
+module.exports = (version) => version.replace(/^v/, '')