diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.cpp
index 841d6a62f7..d627c1fdb0 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under GPLv2+
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
+#include "Common/Common.h"
 #include "Common/ENetUtil.h"
 #include "Common/Timer.h"
 #include "Core/ConfigManager.h"
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_usb.h"
 #include "Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_WiiMote.h"
 
+static const char* NETPLAY_VERSION = scm_rev_git_str;
 static std::mutex crit_netplay_client;
 static NetPlayClient * netplay_client = nullptr;
 NetSettings g_NetPlaySettings;
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayProto.h b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayProto.h
index 7f81d18622..1fe2345482 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayProto.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayProto.h
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 #include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
 #include "Core/HW/EXI_Device.h"
 
-#define NETPLAY_VERSION  "Dolphin NetPlay 2015-06-24"
-
 struct NetSettings
 {
 	bool m_CPUthread;
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayServer.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayServer.cpp
index 1be36fa487..692beb20f1 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayServer.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayServer.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
+#include "Common/Common.h"
 #include "Common/ENetUtil.h"
 #include "Common/FileUtil.h"
 #include "Common/IniFile.h"
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #endif
 
+static const char* NETPLAY_VERSION = scm_rev_git_str;
 u64 g_netplay_initial_gctime = 1272737767;
 
 NetPlayServer::~NetPlayServer()