diff --git a/plugins/Admin/config.py b/plugins/Admin/config.py
index bab52ad1e..86023660e 100644
--- a/plugins/Admin/config.py
+++ b/plugins/Admin/config.py
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ def configure(advanced):
 Admin = conf.registerPlugin('Admin')
 
 conf.registerChannelValue(Admin, 'partMsg',
-    registry.String('%version%', _("""Determines what part message should be
+    registry.String('$version', _("""Determines what part message should be
         used by default. If the part command is called without a part message,
         this will be used. If this value is empty, then no part message will
-        be used (they are optional in the IRC protocol).""")))
+        be used (they are optional in the IRC protocol). The standard
+        substitutions ($version, $nick, etc.) are all handled appropriately.""")))
 
 # vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab textwidth=79:
diff --git a/plugins/Admin/plugin.py b/plugins/Admin/plugin.py
index fe9281f5a..634a0ede2 100644
--- a/plugins/Admin/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Admin/plugin.py
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ class Admin(callbacks.Plugin):
         if channel not in irc.state.channels:
             irc.error(_('I\'m not in %s.') % channel, Raise=True)
         reason = (reason or self.registryValue("partMsg", channel))
-        reason = reason.replace("%version%", "Supybot %s" % conf.version)
+        reason = ircutils.standardSubstitute(irc, msg, reason)
         irc.queueMsg(ircmsgs.part(channel, reason))
         if msg.nick in irc.state.channels[channel].users:
             irc.noReply()
diff --git a/plugins/Owner/config.py b/plugins/Owner/config.py
index 02852e5b4..243e4ee07 100644
--- a/plugins/Owner/config.py
+++ b/plugins/Owner/config.py
@@ -46,10 +46,11 @@ conf.registerGlobalValue(Owner, 'public',
     registry.Boolean(True, """Determines whether this plugin is publicly
     visible."""))
 conf.registerGlobalValue(Owner, 'quitMsg',
-    registry.String('%version%', """Determines what quit message will be used by default.
+    registry.String('$version', """Determines what quit message will be used by default.
     If the quit command is called without a quit message, this will be used.  If
     this value is empty, the nick of the person giving the quit command will be
-    used.  %version% is automatically expanded to the bot's current version."""))
+    used.  The standard substitutions ($version, $nick, etc.) are all handled
+    appropriately."""))
 
 conf.registerGroup(conf.supybot.commands, 'renames', orderAlphabetically=True)
 
diff --git a/plugins/Owner/plugin.py b/plugins/Owner/plugin.py
index e3ed912ea..dc8de8981 100644
--- a/plugins/Owner/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Owner/plugin.py
@@ -344,11 +344,11 @@ class Owner(callbacks.Plugin):
 
         Exits the bot with the QUIT message <text>.  If <text> is not given,
         the default quit message (supybot.plugins.Owner.quitMsg) will be used.
-        If there is no default quitMsg set, your nick will be used. %version%
-        is automatically expanded to the bot's current version.
+        If there is no default quitMsg set, your nick will be used. The standard
+        substitutions ($version, $nick, etc.) are all handled appropriately.
         """
         text = text or self.registryValue('quitMsg') or msg.nick
-        text = text.replace("%version%", "Supybot %s" % conf.version)
+        text = ircutils.standardSubstitute(irc, msg, text)
         irc.noReply()
         m = ircmsgs.quit(text)
         world.upkeep()
diff --git a/src/ircutils.py b/src/ircutils.py
index 9768e676d..49caf9d06 100644
--- a/src/ircutils.py
+++ b/src/ircutils.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ from cStringIO import StringIO as sio
 
 from . import utils
 from . import minisix
-
+from .version import version
 
 def debug(s, *args):
     """Prints a debug string.  Most likely replaced by our logging debug."""
@@ -713,6 +713,7 @@ def standardSubstitute(irc, msg, text, env=None):
         'm': localtime[4], 'min': localtime[4], 'minute': localtime[4],
         's': localtime[5], 'sec': localtime[5], 'second': localtime[5],
         'tz': time.strftime('%Z', localtime),
+        'version': 'Supybot %s' % version,
         })
     if msg.reply_env:
         vars.update(msg.reply_env)