diff --git a/src/common/MouseControl.cxx b/src/common/MouseControl.cxx
index 559d93b8a..4a682723a 100644
--- a/src/common/MouseControl.cxx
+++ b/src/common/MouseControl.cxx
@@ -175,11 +175,11 @@ void MouseControl::addRightControllerModes(bool noswap)
 void MouseControl::addPaddleModes(int lport, int rport, int lname, int rname)
 {
   ostringstream msg;
-  msg << "Mouse is Paddle " << lname << " controller" << "(" << lport << ")";
+  msg << "Mouse is Paddle " << lname << " controller";
   MouseMode mode0(Automatic, Automatic, lport, msg.str());
 
   msg.str("");
-  msg << "Mouse is Paddle " << rname << " controller" << "(" << rport << ")";
+  msg << "Mouse is Paddle " << rname << " controller";
   MouseMode mode1(Automatic, Automatic, rport, msg.str());
 
   if(BSPF_equalsIgnoreCase(myProps.get(Controller_SwapPaddles), "NO"))
diff --git a/src/common/Version.hxx b/src/common/Version.hxx
index ca6373d4d..6a6ee0c17 100644
--- a/src/common/Version.hxx
+++ b/src/common/Version.hxx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <cstdlib>
 
-#define STELLA_VERSION "3.5.1_svn"
+#define STELLA_VERSION "3.5.5_pre1"
 #define STELLA_BUILD atoi("$Rev$" + 6)
 
 #endif