diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 57f784b9..89f200dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: version-check
       # Fails the release if the release-tag doesn't match the Nunavut version at that tag.
       run: |
-        $(./.github/verify.py -vv --version-check-only "2.3.5.dev0")
+        $(./.github/verify.py -vv --version-check-only "2.3.4.dev0")
     - name: lint
       run: tox -e lint
     - name: test-nnvg
diff --git a/src/nunavut/lang/cpp/templates/_composite_type.j2 b/src/nunavut/lang/cpp/templates/_composite_type.j2
index bf58b165..ef35856e 100644
--- a/src/nunavut/lang/cpp/templates/_composite_type.j2
+++ b/src/nunavut/lang/cpp/templates/_composite_type.j2
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct {% if composite_type.deprecated -%}
 {% else %}
         static constexpr bool IsServiceType = false;
 {% endif %}
-        static constexpr char FullNameAndVersion[] = "{{ composite_type }}";
+        static constexpr const char* FullNameAndVersion() { return "{{ composite_type }}"; }
     {%  assert composite_type.extent % 8 == 0 %}
     {%- assert composite_type.inner_type.extent % 8 == 0 %}
         /// Extent is the minimum amount of memory required to hold any serialized representation of any compatible