diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcproj b/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcproj
index c2268b0c11..b82640a0a9 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcproj
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcproj
@@ -888,6 +888,10 @@
 			RelativePath=".\Src\Timer.h"
 			>
 		</File>
+		<File
+			RelativePath=".\Src\Version.cpp"
+			>
+		</File>
 		<File
 			RelativePath=".\Src\x64Analyzer.cpp"
 			>
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/Common.h b/Source/Core/Common/Src/Common.h
index 80bd3d75e8..16e2da9ffd 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/Common.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/Common.h
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+// SVN version number
+extern const char *svn_rev_str;
+extern const char *netplay_dolphin_ver;
+
 // Force enable logging in the right modes. For some reason, something had changed
 // so that debugfast no longer logged.
 #if defined(_DEBUG) || defined(DEBUGFAST)
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/SConscript b/Source/Core/Common/Src/SConscript
index 7493db335a..4824e0bc41 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/SConscript
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/SConscript
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ files = [
 	"Thunk.cpp",
 	"Timer.cpp",
 	"Thread.cpp",
+	"Version.cpp",
 	"x64Emitter.cpp",
 	"x64Analyzer.cpp",
 	"Crypto/bn.cpp",
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/svnrev_template.h b/Source/Core/Common/Src/svnrev_template.h
index 9d1bb27bef..0d3e482e1b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/svnrev_template.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/svnrev_template.h
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-#define SVN_REV $WCREV$
 #define SVN_REV_STR "$WCMODS?$WCREV$M:$WCREV$$"
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/makesvnrev.sh b/Source/Core/Common/makesvnrev.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 2caf77e070..0000000000
--- a/Source/Core/Common/makesvnrev.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-REV=`svnversion -n ./`
-echo $REV
-
-cat > Src/svnrev.h <<EOF
-#define SVN_REV $REV
-#define SVN_REV_STR "$REV"
-EOF
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/AboutDolphin.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/AboutDolphin.cpp
index 548704fa8b..75956c4130 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/AboutDolphin.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/AboutDolphin.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 #include "Common.h"
 #include "AboutDolphin.h"
-#include "svnrev.h"
 #include "CPUDetect.h"
 #include "../resources/dolphin_logo.cpp"
 
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ void AboutDolphin::CreateGUIControls()
 		wxBitmap(iDolphinLogo), wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, 0);
 
 	std::string Text = std::string("") +
-		"Dolphin SVN revision " + SVN_REV_STR + "\n"
+		"Dolphin SVN revision " + svn_rev_str + "\n"
 		"Copyright (c) 2003-2010+ Dolphin Team\n"
 		"\n"
 		"Dolphin is a Gamecube/Wii emulator, which was\n"
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Main.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Main.cpp
index 7963be6806..495e937081 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Main.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Main.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
-#include "svnrev.h"
 
 #include "Common.h" // Common
 
@@ -358,15 +357,6 @@ bool DolphinApp::OnInit()
 
 	SetEnableAlert(SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bUsePanicHandlers);
 
-	// Create the window title
-#ifdef _DEBUG
-	const char *title = "Dolphin Debug SVN R " SVN_REV_STR;
-#elif defined DEBUGFAST
-	const char *title = "Dolphin Debugfast SVN R " SVN_REV_STR;
-#else
-	const char *title = "Dolphin SVN R " SVN_REV_STR;
-#endif
-
 	int x = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.iPosX;
 	int y = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.iPosY;
 	int w = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.iWidth;
@@ -383,8 +373,10 @@ bool DolphinApp::OnInit()
 		x = y = -1;
 #endif
 
-	main_frame = new CFrame((wxFrame*)NULL, wxID_ANY, wxString::FromAscii(title),
-			wxPoint(x, y), wxSize(w, h), UseDebugger, UseLogger);
+	main_frame = new CFrame((wxFrame*)NULL, wxID_ANY,
+				wxString::FromAscii(svn_rev_str),
+				wxPoint(x, y), wxSize(w, h),
+				UseDebugger, UseLogger);
 	SetTopWindow(main_frame);
 
 #if defined HAVE_X11 && HAVE_X11
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/NetPlay.h b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/NetPlay.h
index 89f5ab3066..6a44ba04e1 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/NetPlay.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/NetPlay.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <SFML/Network.hpp>
 
 #include "GCPadStatus.h"
-#include "svnrev.h"
 
 //#include <wx/wx.h>
 
@@ -41,20 +40,6 @@ typedef std::vector<Rpt>	NetWiimote;
 
 #define NETPLAY_VERSION		"Dolphin NetPlay 2.2"
 
-#ifdef _M_X64
-	#define	NP_ARCH "x64"
-#else
-	#define	NP_ARCH "x86"
-#endif
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	#define NETPLAY_DOLPHIN_VER		SVN_REV_STR" W"NP_ARCH
-#elif __APPLE__
-	#define NETPLAY_DOLPHIN_VER		SVN_REV_STR" M"NP_ARCH
-#else
-	#define NETPLAY_DOLPHIN_VER		SVN_REV_STR" L"NP_ARCH
-#endif
-
 // messages
 #define NP_MSG_PLAYER_JOIN		0x10
 #define NP_MSG_PLAYER_LEAVE		0x11
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/NetPlayClient.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/NetPlayClient.cpp
index b9d54c9065..ccd40b19ca 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/NetPlayClient.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/NetPlayClient.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ NetPlayClient::NetPlayClient(const std::string& address, const u16 port, const s
 		// send connect message
 		sf::Packet spac;
 		spac << NETPLAY_VERSION;
-		spac << NETPLAY_DOLPHIN_VER;
+		spac << netplay_dolphin_ver;
 		spac << name;
 		m_socket.Send(spac);
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ NetPlayClient::NetPlayClient(const std::string& address, const u16 port, const s
 			Player player;
 			player.name = name;
 			player.pid = m_pid;
-			player.revision = NETPLAY_DOLPHIN_VER;
+			player.revision = netplay_dolphin_ver;
 
 			// add self to player list
 			m_players[m_pid] = player;
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/NetPlayServer.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/NetPlayServer.cpp
index e35a8d90d7..f5bafd9d45 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/NetPlayServer.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/NetPlayServer.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ NetPlayServer::NetPlayServer(const u16 port, const std::string& name, NetPlayDia
 	{
 		Client player;
 		player.pid = 0;
-		player.revision = NETPLAY_DOLPHIN_VER;
+		player.revision = netplay_dolphin_ver;
 		player.socket = m_socket;
 		player.name = name;
 
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/main.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/main.cpp
index 77d631bf93..6b253b255c 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/main.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/main.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "Thread.h"
 #include "LogManager.h"
 
-#include "svnrev.h"
 #include "resource.h"
 #include "main.h"
 #include "VideoConfig.h"
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ unsigned int Callback_PeekMessages()
 void UpdateFPSDisplay(const char* text)
 {
 	char temp[512];
-	sprintf_s(temp, 512, "SVN R%i: DX11: %s", SVN_REV, text);
+	sprintf_s(temp, 512, "SVN R%s: DX11: %s", svn_rev_str, text);
 	SetWindowTextA(EmuWindow::GetWnd(), temp);
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/main.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/main.cpp
index b99dd1fbec..711e21a351 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/main.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/main.cpp
@@ -26,14 +26,11 @@
 GFXConfigDialogDX *m_ConfigFrame = NULL;
 #endif // HAVE_WX
 
-
-
 #if defined(HAVE_WX) && HAVE_WX
 #include "Debugger/Debugger.h"
 GFXDebuggerDX9 *m_DebuggerFrame = NULL;
 #endif // HAVE_WX
 
-#include "svnrev.h"
 #include "main.h"
 #include "VideoConfig.h"
 #include "Fifo.h"
@@ -165,8 +162,7 @@ unsigned int Callback_PeekMessages()
 void UpdateFPSDisplay(const char *text)
 {
 	TCHAR temp[512];
-	swprintf_s(temp, 512, _T("SVN R%i: DX9: %hs"), SVN_REV, text);
-	SetWindowText(EmuWindow::GetWnd(), temp);
+	swprintf_s(temp, 512, _T("SVN R%s: DX9: %hs"), svn_rev_str, text);
 }
 
 void GetDllInfo (PLUGIN_INFO* _PluginInfo)
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/GLUtil.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/GLUtil.cpp
index 8c31d7dd7a..7dcc4fa051 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/GLUtil.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/GLUtil.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include "Globals.h"
 #include "VideoConfig.h"
 #include "IniFile.h"
-#include "svnrev.h"
 #include "Setup.h"
 
 #include "Render.h"
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ unsigned int Callback_PeekMessages()
 void UpdateFPSDisplay(const char *text)
 {
 	char temp[512];
-	sprintf(temp, "SVN R%s: GL: %s", SVN_REV_STR, text);
+	sprintf(temp, "SVN R%s: GL: %s", svn_rev_str, text);
 	OpenGL_SetWindowText(temp);
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoSoftware/Src/GLUtil.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoSoftware/Src/GLUtil.cpp
index af3ee02465..3144851950 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoSoftware/Src/GLUtil.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoSoftware/Src/GLUtil.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include "main.h"
 #include "VideoConfig.h"
 #include "IniFile.h"
-#include "svnrev.h"
 #include "Setup.h"
 
 //#include "Render.h"
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ unsigned int Callback_PeekMessages()
 void UpdateFPSDisplay(const char *text)
 {
     char temp[512];
-    sprintf(temp, "SVN R%s: SW: %s", SVN_REV_STR, text);
+    sprintf(temp, "SVN R%s: SW: %s", svn_rev_str, text);
     OpenGL_SetWindowText(temp);
 }
 // =========================