diff --git a/src/config/package.rs b/src/config/package.rs
index 9597aa49..2c54d426 100644
--- a/src/config/package.rs
+++ b/src/config/package.rs
@@ -115,6 +115,20 @@ pub enum VersioningStrategy {
     Zerover,
 }
 
+impl std::fmt::Display for VersioningStrategy {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.write_str(match self {
+            Self::Semver => "semver",
+            Self::Calver => "calver",
+            Self::CalverShort => "calver-short",
+            Self::CalverSeq => "calver-seq",
+            Self::CalverShortSeq => "calver-short-seq",
+            Self::Sequential => "sequential",
+            Self::Zerover => "zerover",
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
 pub enum FloatingTagLevel {
@@ -279,6 +293,22 @@ pub enum FileFormat {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    #[test]
+    fn strategy_display_matches_the_config_spelling() {
+        for strategy in [
+            VersioningStrategy::Semver,
+            VersioningStrategy::Calver,
+            VersioningStrategy::CalverShort,
+            VersioningStrategy::CalverSeq,
+            VersioningStrategy::CalverShortSeq,
+            VersioningStrategy::Sequential,
+            VersioningStrategy::Zerover,
+        ] {
+            let serialized = serde_json::to_value(strategy).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(serialized.as_str(), Some(strategy.to_string().as_str()));
+        }
+    }
+
     fn ws(tag_template: Option<&str>, latest: Option<&str>) -> WorkspaceConfig {
         WorkspaceConfig {
             tag_template: tag_template.map(str::to_string),
diff --git a/src/doctor/checks.rs b/src/doctor/checks.rs
index 76c5aed6..ba60394d 100644
--- a/src/doctor/checks.rs
+++ b/src/doctor/checks.rs
@@ -178,10 +178,7 @@ pub(super) fn versioning_section(config: Option<&Config>, root: &Path) -> Sectio
     match config.workspace.versioning {
         Some(strategy) => checks.push(Check::info(
             "strategy",
-            Some(format!(
-                "declared: {}",
-                format!("{strategy:?}").to_lowercase()
-            )),
+            Some(format!("declared: {strategy}")),
         )),
         None => checks.push(Check::info(
             "strategy",
diff --git a/src/doctor/tests.rs b/src/doctor/tests.rs
index 44725786..56e03b2a 100644
--- a/src/doctor/tests.rs
+++ b/src/doctor/tests.rs
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ mod sections {
         );
         let config = config_from(
             root,
-            r#"{"workspace":{"versioning":"calver"},"package":[
+            r#"{"workspace":{"versioning":"calver-short"},"package":[
                 {"name":"api","path":"api","versionedFiles":[{"path":"api/Cargo.toml","format":"toml"}]},
                 {"name":"web","path":"web","versionedFiles":[{"path":"web/package.json","format":"json"}]}
             ]}"#,
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ mod sections {
 
         let section = checks::versioning_section(Some(&config), root);
 
-        assert_eq!(detail(find(&section, "strategy")), "declared: calver");
+        assert_eq!(detail(find(&section, "strategy")), "declared: calver-short");
         assert_eq!(detail(find(&section, "api")), "v2.3.4");
         assert_eq!(
             detail(find(&section, "web")),
diff --git a/src/monorepo/run/why/render.rs b/src/monorepo/run/why/render.rs
index 10c67a22..2a0f314c 100644
--- a/src/monorepo/run/why/render.rs
+++ b/src/monorepo/run/why/render.rs
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ fn push_decision(out: &mut Vec<String>, x: &Explanation) {
             let cause = match triggered_by {
                 Trigger::Commits => "from its own commits",
                 Trigger::Dependency => "from the dependency cascade",
-                Trigger::Forced => "forced",
+                Trigger::Forced => "set with --force-version",
             };
             let pre = if *prerelease { " (prerelease)" } else { "" };
             out.push(format!(
diff --git a/src/monorepo/run/why/render/tests.rs b/src/monorepo/run/why/render/tests.rs
index 94dbe875..e2686cd6 100644
--- a/src/monorepo/run/why/render/tests.rs
+++ b/src/monorepo/run/why/render/tests.rs
@@ -330,6 +330,6 @@ fn the_decision_names_what_triggered_the_bump() {
         rendered(&forced)
             .last()
             .unwrap()
-            .starts_with("Decision: forced bump forced — ")
+            .starts_with("Decision: forced bump set with --force-version — ")
     );
 }