diff --git a/doc/utils/sphinx-config/_themes/lammps_theme/breadcrumbs.html b/doc/utils/sphinx-config/_themes/lammps_theme/breadcrumbs.html
index 1eb53c70a2..26d3874e27 100644
--- a/doc/utils/sphinx-config/_themes/lammps_theme/breadcrumbs.html
+++ b/doc/utils/sphinx-config/_themes/lammps_theme/breadcrumbs.html
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <div role="navigation" aria-label="breadcrumbs navigation">
-  <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: -1.5em; display: block"><b>LAMMPS</b> {{ version }}</div>
   <ul class="wy-breadcrumbs">
     <li><a href="{{ pathto(master_doc) }}">Docs</a> &raquo;</li>
       {% for doc in parents %}
diff --git a/doc/utils/sphinx-config/_themes/lammps_theme/layout.html b/doc/utils/sphinx-config/_themes/lammps_theme/layout.html
index 9e672151d1..3d11a92b32 100644
--- a/doc/utils/sphinx-config/_themes/lammps_theme/layout.html
+++ b/doc/utils/sphinx-config/_themes/lammps_theme/layout.html
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@
         {% endif %}
         </a>
 
+        <div class="lammps_version">Version: <b>{{ version }}</b></div>
+
         {% include "searchbox.html" %}
 
         {% endblock %}
diff --git a/doc/utils/sphinx-config/_themes/lammps_theme/static/css/theme.css b/doc/utils/sphinx-config/_themes/lammps_theme/static/css/theme.css
index 5e0d43b128..4fc48e0b6c 100644
--- a/doc/utils/sphinx-config/_themes/lammps_theme/static/css/theme.css
+++ b/doc/utils/sphinx-config/_themes/lammps_theme/static/css/theme.css
@@ -4411,7 +4411,7 @@ div[class^='highlight'] pre {
   font-weight: bold;
   display: inline-block;
   padding: 4px 6px;
-  margin-bottom: 0.809em;
+  /*margin-bottom: 0.809em;*/
 }
 .wy-side-nav-search > a:hover, .wy-side-nav-search .wy-dropdown > a:hover {
   background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
@@ -5105,4 +5105,10 @@ span[id*='MathJax-Span'] {
   padding: 0;
 }
 
+.lammps_version {
+    text-align: center;
+    display: block;
+    margin-bottom: 0.809em;
+}
+
 /*# sourceMappingURL=theme.css.map */