diff --git a/src/monorepo/run/plan.rs b/src/monorepo/run/plan.rs
index acf5c922..8338b8ba 100644
--- a/src/monorepo/run/plan.rs
+++ b/src/monorepo/run/plan.rs
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ fn strategy_label(forced: bool, pkg_strategy: VersioningStrategy, bump: BumpType
     if forced {
         "forced".to_string()
     } else if is_date_or_seq(pkg_strategy) {
-        format!("{pkg_strategy:?}").to_lowercase()
+        pkg_strategy.to_string()
     } else {
         bump.to_string()
     }
@@ -545,6 +545,26 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!is_date_or_seq(VersioningStrategy::Zerover));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn a_date_or_sequence_label_uses_the_config_spelling() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            strategy_label(false, VersioningStrategy::CalverShortSeq, BumpType::Minor),
+            "calver-short-seq"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            strategy_label(false, VersioningStrategy::CalverShort, BumpType::Patch),
+            "calver-short"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            strategy_label(false, VersioningStrategy::Semver, BumpType::Minor),
+            "minor"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            strategy_label(true, VersioningStrategy::CalverSeq, BumpType::Minor),
+            "forced"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn version_unchanged_carries_the_version_it_recomputed() {
         let reason = SkipReason::VersionUnchanged {
diff --git a/src/monorepo/run/why/mod.rs b/src/monorepo/run/why/mod.rs
index bbcf2f36..7a157844 100644
--- a/src/monorepo/run/why/mod.rs
+++ b/src/monorepo/run/why/mod.rs
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ fn explain(
         package: pkg.name.clone(),
         path: pkg.path.clone(),
         shared_paths: pkg.shared_paths.clone(),
-        strategy: format!("{strategy:?}").to_lowercase(),
+        strategy: strategy.to_string(),
         current_version,
         version_source,
         monorepo: is_monorepo,