diff --git a/app/Controllers/UpdateController.php b/app/Controllers/UpdateController.php
index cafe926..dc43a8b 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/UpdateController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/UpdateController.php
@@ -115,13 +115,12 @@ class UpdateController extends Controller
             if (!$hasMigrations) {
                 try {
                     $notificationService = new NotificationService();
-                    // For hotfixes the "to_version" is a commit SHA (e.g. "4371f17"),
-                    // not a semver string. Pass the current app version so the
-                    // notification reads "v1.1.3 has been updated" instead of "v4371f17".
-                    $notifyToVersion = ($type === 'hotfix') ? $fromVersion : $toVersion;
+                    // For hotfixes $toVersion is a commit SHA (e.g. "4371f17").
+                    // notifySystemUpgrade() detects the SHA format and includes it
+                    // in the message as "hotfix <sha>".
                     $notificationService->notifyAdminsUpgrade(
                         $fromVersion,
-                        $notifyToVersion,
+                        $toVersion,
                         0,
                         !empty($result['composer_manual_required'])
                     );