diff --git a/src/backend/core/hashers.py b/src/backend/core/hashers.py
index aca4d6719..c17b9597a 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/hashers.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/hashers.py
@@ -7,27 +7,33 @@ import hashlib
 import re
 
 from django.contrib.auth.hashers import check_password
-from django.utils.crypto import constant_time_compare, get_random_string
+from django.utils.crypto import constant_time_compare
 from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes
 
-CLIENT_SECRET_HASH_PREFIX = "sha256$"  # noqa: S105 - format identifier, not a secret
-
-# Accept only the salted format: sha256$<salt>$<digest>.
-CLIENT_SECRET_HASH_PATTERN = re.compile(
-    rf"{re.escape(CLIENT_SECRET_HASH_PREFIX)}"
-    r"(?P<salt>[a-zA-Z0-9]{22})\$(?P<digest>[0-9a-f]{64})"
+CLIENT_SECRET_HASH_ALGORITHM = "sha256"
+CLIENT_SECRET_HASH_VERSION = "v0"
+CLIENT_SECRET_HASH_PREFIX = (  # noqa: S105 - format identifier, not a secret
+    f"{CLIENT_SECRET_HASH_ALGORITHM}${CLIENT_SECRET_HASH_VERSION}$"
 )
 
+# Accept only the versioned format: sha256$v0$<digest>.
+CLIENT_SECRET_HASH_PATTERN = re.compile(
+    rf"{re.escape(CLIENT_SECRET_HASH_PREFIX)}(?P<digest>[0-9a-f]{{64}})"
+)
+
+
+def _digest(raw_secret):
+    """Return the hex SHA-256 digest of a raw secret."""
+    return hashlib.sha256(force_bytes(raw_secret)).hexdigest()
+
 
 def hash_client_secret(raw_secret):
     """Hash a machine-generated application secret without key stretching."""
-    salt = get_random_string(22)
-    digest = hashlib.sha256(salt.encode() + force_bytes(raw_secret)).hexdigest()
-    return f"{CLIENT_SECRET_HASH_PREFIX}{salt}${digest}"
+    return f"{CLIENT_SECRET_HASH_PREFIX}{_digest(raw_secret)}"
 
 
 def verify_client_secret(raw_secret, encoded):
-    """Verify the salted application format or a legacy Django password hash."""
+    """Verify the versioned application format or a legacy Django password hash."""
     if raw_secret is None:
         return False
 
@@ -37,6 +43,4 @@ def verify_client_secret(raw_secret, encoded):
     if not match:
         return check_password(raw_secret, encoded)
 
-    salt = match["salt"]
-    digest = hashlib.sha256(salt.encode() + force_bytes(raw_secret)).hexdigest()
-    return constant_time_compare(match["digest"], digest)
+    return constant_time_compare(match["digest"], _digest(raw_secret))
diff --git a/src/backend/core/tests/test_application_secret_hashers.py b/src/backend/core/tests/test_application_secret_hashers.py
index d64ff4e7e..5bc26b49e 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/tests/test_application_secret_hashers.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/tests/test_application_secret_hashers.py
@@ -23,15 +23,16 @@ def test_application_hash(secret):
     """Application hashes verify correctly but are not accepted for user passwords."""
     encoded = hashers.hash_client_secret(secret)
     raw = secret.encode() if isinstance(secret, str) else secret
-    algorithm, salt, digest = encoded.split("$")
+    algorithm, version, digest = encoded.split("$")
     assert algorithm == "sha256"
-    assert len(salt) == 22
-    assert digest == hashlib.sha256(salt.encode() + raw).hexdigest()
-    assert hashers.hash_client_secret(secret) != encoded
+    assert version == "v0"
+    assert digest == hashlib.sha256(raw).hexdigest()
+    assert hashers.hash_client_secret(secret) == encoded
     assert hashers.verify_client_secret(secret, encoded)
     assert not hashers.verify_client_secret("wrong", encoded)
     assert not hashers.verify_client_secret(None, encoded)
     assert not hashers.verify_client_secret(secret, "sha256$invalid")
+    assert not hashers.verify_client_secret(secret, "sha256$v1$" + digest)
     assert not check_password(secret, encoded)
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         identify_hasher(encoded)
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ def test_token_migrates_legacy_secret_once(algorithm):
     app.refresh_from_db()
     migrated = app.client_secret_sha256
     assert check_password(secret, app.client_secret)
-    assert hashers.CLIENT_SECRET_HASH_PATTERN.fullmatch(migrated)["salt"]
+    assert hashers.CLIENT_SECRET_HASH_PATTERN.fullmatch(migrated)["digest"]
     assert hashers.verify_client_secret(secret, migrated)
     with CaptureQueriesContext(connection) as queries:
         response = client.post(
@@ -167,6 +168,10 @@ def test_migration_preserves_concurrent_deletion():
         "sha256$$" + "a" * 64,
         "sha256$short$" + "a" * 64,
         "sha256$" + "b" * 22 + "$" + "g" * 64,
+        "sha256$" + "b" * 22 + "$" + "a" * 64,
+        "sha256$v0$" + "g" * 64,
+        "sha256$v0$" + "a" * 63,
+        "sha256$v1$" + "a" * 64,
     ],
 )
 def test_prefixed_plaintext_is_hashed(secret):
@@ -176,7 +181,7 @@ def test_prefixed_plaintext_is_hashed(secret):
     app.refresh_from_db()
     encoded = app.client_secret_sha256
     assert encoded != secret
-    assert hashers.CLIENT_SECRET_HASH_PATTERN.fullmatch(encoded)["salt"]
+    assert hashers.CLIENT_SECRET_HASH_PATTERN.fullmatch(encoded)["digest"]
     assert app.check_client_secret(secret)
     app.name = "Updated application"
     app.save()