So it looks like the behavior was changed here? I MUCH prefer the previous behavior as it allows both internal and external players to show the album version in the now playing. I understand why some would prefer it to be shown more subtly but for me, it was perfect before.
I was finally able to retag all my files where I had customly appended the version to the album title. Now, I either need to mass retag my library or revert to an older version and prevent further updates.