diff --git a/testlib.h b/testlib.h
index 5fece7b..cbc1074 100644
--- a/testlib.h
+++ b/testlib.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2005-2024
  */
 
-#define VERSION "0.9.44-SNAPSHOT"
+#define VERSION "0.9.44"
 
 /*
  * Mike Mirzayanov
@@ -6228,15 +6228,17 @@ std::string testlib_format_(const std::string fmt, ...) {
 #if __cplusplus >= 202002L && __has_include(<format>)
 #   include <format>
 #else
-std::string format(const char *fmt, ...) {
-    FMT_TO_RESULT(fmt, fmt, result);
-    return result;
-}
+#   ifndef __cpp_lib_format
+    std::string format(const char *fmt, ...) {
+        FMT_TO_RESULT(fmt, fmt, result);
+        return result;
+    }
 
-std::string format(const std::string fmt, ...) {
-    FMT_TO_RESULT(fmt, fmt.c_str(), result);
-    return result;
-}
+    std::string format(const std::string fmt, ...) {
+        FMT_TO_RESULT(fmt, fmt.c_str(), result);
+        return result;
+    }
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #endif