Use version string helper from matrix-common (#11979)

* Require latest matrix-common
* Use the common function

scripts/synapse_port_db

@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ import traceback
 from typing import Dict, Iterable, Optional, Set
 
 import yaml
+from matrix_common.versionstring import get_distribution_version_string
 
 from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
 
-import synapse
 from synapse.config.database import DatabaseConnectionConfig
 from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
 from synapse.logging.context import (
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ from synapse.storage.databases.state.bg_updates import StateBackgroundUpdateStor
 from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
 from synapse.storage.prepare_database import prepare_database
 from synapse.util import Clock
-from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("synapse_port_db")
 
@@ -222,7 +221,9 @@ class MockHomeserver:
         self.clock = Clock(reactor)
         self.config = config
         self.hostname = config.server.server_name
-        self.version_string = "Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse)
+        self.version_string = "Synapse/" + get_distribution_version_string(
+            "matrix-synapse"
+        )
 
     def get_clock(self):
         return self.clock

scripts/update_synapse_database

@@ -18,15 +18,14 @@ import logging
 import sys
 
 import yaml
+from matrix_common.versionstring import get_distribution_version_string
 
 from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
 
-import synapse
 from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
 from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
 from synapse.server import HomeServer
 from synapse.storage import DataStore
-from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("update_database")
 
@@ -39,7 +38,9 @@ class MockHomeserver(HomeServer):
             config.server.server_name, reactor=reactor, config=config, **kwargs
         )
 
-        self.version_string = "Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse)
+        self.version_string = "Synapse/" + get_distribution_version_string(
+            "matrix-synapse"
+        )
 
 
 def run_background_updates(hs):