--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -20,26 +20,6 @@
     <mkdir dir="${dist}" />
     <loadfile property="cupversion" srcFile="version.txt" failonerror="false" />
     <property name="cupversion" value="custombuild" unless:set="cupversion"/>
-    <exec executable="git" outputproperty="gitversion">
-      <arg value="log"/>
-      <arg value="-1"/>
-      <arg value="--format=%h"/>
-    </exec>
-    <exec executable="git" outputproperty="changed">
-      <arg value="status"/>
-      <arg value="--porcelain"/>
-      <redirector>
-	<outputfilterchain>
-	<linecontainsregexp>
-	  <regexp pattern='^M.*'/>
-	</linecontainsregexp>
-	<tokenfilter>
-	  <replaceregex pattern=".*" replace="modifications based on "/>
-	</tokenfilter>
-	</outputfilterchain>
-	</redirector>
-    </exec>
-    <property name="svnversion">${changed}${gitversion}</property>
   </target>
 
   <property environment="env" />
@@ -76,10 +56,6 @@
   </target>
 
   <target name="compile" depends="jflex">
-    <replace file="${java}/java_cup/version.java"
-       token="+ version_str"
-       value='+ "v0.11b ${cupversion} (GIT ${svnversion})"'>
-    </replace>
     <javac srcdir="${java}" destdir="${classes}" verbose="off" listfiles="off" debug="on" source="10" target="10">
       <classpath refid="libraries"/>
       <compilerarg value="-Xlint:unchecked" />
--- a/src/java/java_cup/version.java
+++ b/src/java/java_cup/version.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class version {
   /*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .*/
 
   /** The update letter. */
-  public static final String update = "b beta 20140226";
+  public static final String update = "b beta @GIT_DATE@";
 
   /*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .*/
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class version {
   /*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .*/
 
   /** Full title of the system */
-  public static final String title_str = "CUP " + "v0.11b 20160615 (GIT 3d0ae71)";
+  public static final String title_str = "CUP " + "v0.11b @GIT_DATE@ (GIT @GIT_HASH@)";
 
   /*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .*/