diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-hello.el b/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
index af170dd4..69d0ad64 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
@@ -652,26 +652,12 @@ with `notmuch-hello-query-counts'."
       (remove-hook 'window-configuration-change-hook
 		   #'notmuch-hello-window-configuration-change))))
 
-;; the following variable is defined as being defconst in notmuch-version.el
-(defvar notmuch-emacs-version)
-
-(defun notmuch-hello-versions ()
-  "Display the notmuch version(s)."
-  (interactive)
-  (let ((notmuch-cli-version (notmuch-cli-version)))
-    (message "notmuch version %s"
-	     (if (string= notmuch-emacs-version notmuch-cli-version)
-		 notmuch-cli-version
-	       (concat notmuch-cli-version
-		       " (emacs mua version " notmuch-emacs-version ")")))))
-
 (defvar notmuch-hello-mode-map
   ;; Inherit both widget-keymap and notmuch-common-keymap.  We have
   ;; to use make-sparse-keymap to force this to be a new keymap (so
   ;; that when we modify map it does not modify widget-keymap).
   (let ((map (make-composed-keymap (list (make-sparse-keymap) widget-keymap))))
     (set-keymap-parent map notmuch-common-keymap)
-    (define-key map "v" 'notmuch-hello-versions)
     (define-key map (kbd "<C-tab>") 'widget-backward)
     map)
   "Keymap for \"notmuch hello\" buffers.")
diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-lib.el b/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
index edb40533..8ee3f17f 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ For example, if you wanted to remove an \"inbox\" tag and add an
 (defvar notmuch-common-keymap
   (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
     (define-key map "?" 'notmuch-help)
+    (define-key map "v" 'notmuch-version)
     (define-key map "q" 'notmuch-bury-or-kill-this-buffer)
     (define-key map "s" 'notmuch-search)
     (define-key map "t" 'notmuch-search-by-tag)
@@ -218,6 +219,21 @@ on the command line, and then retry your notmuch command")))
 	(match-string 2 long-string)
       "unknown")))
 
+(defvar notmuch-emacs-version)
+
+(defun notmuch-version ()
+  "Display the notmuch version.
+The versions of the Emacs package and the `notmuch' executable
+should match, but if and only if they don't, then this command
+displays both values separately."
+  (interactive)
+  (let ((cli-version (notmuch-cli-version)))
+    (message "notmuch version %s"
+	     (if (string= notmuch-emacs-version cli-version)
+		 cli-version
+	       (concat cli-version
+		       " (emacs mua version " notmuch-emacs-version ")")))))
+
 (defun notmuch-config-get (item)
   "Return a value from the notmuch configuration."
   (let* ((val (notmuch-command-to-string "config" "get" item))