diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/AboutBox.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/AboutBox.cs
index e2de7b791d..cf51d75e5e 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/AboutBox.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/AboutBox.cs
@@ -160,11 +160,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
         private void AboutBox_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
 #if DEBUG
-			Text = "BizHawk Developer Build (DEBUG MODE) SVN r" + SubWCRev.SVN_REV;
+					Text = "BizHawk Developer Build (DEBUG MODE) GIT " + SubWCRev.GIT_BRANCH + "-"+SubWCRev.SVN_REV;
 #else
-			Text = "BizHawk Developer Build (RELEASE MODE) SVN r" + SubWCRev.SVN_REV;
+			Text = "BizHawk Developer Build (RELEASE MODE) GIT " + SubWCRev.GIT_BRANCH + "-"+SubWCRev.SVN_REV;
 #endif
-			if (DateTime.Now.Month == 12)
+					if (DateTime.Now.Month == 12)
 				if (DateTime.Now.Day > 17 && DateTime.Now.Day <= 25)
 				{
 					pictureBox1.Image = Properties.Resources.alt_about_image;
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/BizBox.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/BizBox.cs
index 832956d372..f267d86646 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/BizBox.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/BizBox.cs
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			if (VersionInfo.DeveloperBuild)
 			{
-				Text = " BizHawk  (SVN r" + SubWCRev.SVN_REV + ")";
+				Text = " BizHawk  (GIT " + SubWCRev.GIT_BRANCH + "-" + SubWCRev.SVN_REV + ")";
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				Text = "Version " + VersionInfo.MAINVERSION + " (SVN " + SubWCRev.SVN_REV + ")";
+				Text = "Version " + VersionInfo.MAINVERSION + " (GIT " + SubWCRev.GIT_BRANCH + "-" + SubWCRev.SVN_REV + ")";
 			}
 
 			VersionLabel.Text = "Version " + VersionInfo.MAINVERSION + " " + VersionInfo.RELEASEDATE;
diff --git a/Version/svnrev_template b/Version/svnrev_template
index 31c5a95c9c..570e7ddc2e 100644
--- a/Version/svnrev_template
+++ b/Version/svnrev_template
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 static class SubWCRev
 {
 	public const string SVN_REV = "$WCREV$";
+	public const string GIT_BRANCH = "$WCBRANCH$";
 }