diff --git a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pro b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pro
index 8112438ed..70ac509e8 100644
--- a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pro
+++ b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pro
@@ -141,3 +141,5 @@ unix:!macx {
     INSTALLS += images
 }
 OTHER_FILES += Core.pluginspec
+
+include(gcsversioninfo.pri)
diff --git a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/coreplugin/gcsversioninfo.pri b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/coreplugin/gcsversioninfo.pri
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..559dc3528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/coreplugin/gcsversioninfo.pri
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#
+# This qmake file generates a header with the GCS version info string.
+#
+# This is a bit tricky since the script should be run always and before
+# the other dependencies evaluation.
+#
+
+# Since debug_and_release option is set, we need this
+!debug_and_release|build_pass {
+    ROOT_DIR              = $$GCS_SOURCE_TREE/../..
+    VERSION_INFO_HEADER   = $$GCS_BUILD_TREE/gcsversioninfo.h
+    VERSION_INFO_SCRIPT   = $$ROOT_DIR/make/scripts/version-info.py
+    VERSION_INFO_TEMPLATE = $$ROOT_DIR/make/templates/gcsversioninfotemplate.h
+    VERSION_INFO_COMMAND  = python \"$$VERSION_INFO_SCRIPT\"
+
+    # Create custom version_info target which generates a header
+    version_info.target   = $$VERSION_INFO_HEADER
+    version_info.commands = $$VERSION_INFO_COMMAND \
+                                    --path=\"$$GCS_SOURCE_TREE\" \
+                                    --template=\"$$VERSION_INFO_TEMPLATE\" \
+                                    --outfile=\"$$VERSION_INFO_HEADER\"
+    version_info.depends = FORCE
+    QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += version_info
+
+    # Hook version_info target in between qmake's Makefile update and
+    # the actual project target
+    version_info_hook.depends = version_info
+    debug_and_release {
+        CONFIG(debug,debug|release):version_info_hook.target = Makefile.Debug
+        CONFIG(release,debug|release):version_info_hook.target = Makefile.Release
+    } else {
+        version_info_hook.target = Makefile
+    }
+    QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += version_info_hook
+}
diff --git a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.cpp b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.cpp
index cd4200765..aa8239f6e 100644
--- a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.cpp
+++ b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ VersionDialog::VersionDialog(QWidget *parent)
     QString ideRev;
 #ifdef GCS_REVISION
      //: This gets conditionally inserted as argument %8 into the description string.
-     ideRev = tr("From revision %1<br/>").arg(QString::fromLatin1(GCS_REVISION_STR).left(10));
+     ideRev = tr("From revision %1<br/>").arg(QString::fromLatin1(GCS_REVISION_STR).left(60));
 #endif
 
      const QString description = tr(
diff --git a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.h b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.h
index 1293e7313..ab6ec24d2 100644
--- a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.h
+++ b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.h
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 #ifndef VERSIONDIALOG_H
 #define VERSIONDIALOG_H
 
+// autogenerated version info string
+#include "../../../../../build/ground/openpilotgcs/gcsversioninfo.h"
+
 #include <QtGui/QDialog>
 
 namespace Core {
diff --git a/make/templates/gcsversioninfotemplate.h b/make/templates/gcsversioninfotemplate.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2130f59bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make/templates/gcsversioninfotemplate.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/**
+ ******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * @file       ${OUTFILENAME}
+ * @author     The OpenPilot Team, http://www.openpilot.org Copyright (C) 2011.
+ * @brief      GCS revision info file autogenerated using template
+ *             ${TEMPLATE}
+ *
+ * @see        The GNU Public License (GPL) Version 3
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+ * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ */
+
+#define GCS_REVISION ${TAG_OR_BRANCH}:${HASH8}${DIRTY} ${DATETIME}
+
+/**
+ * @}
+ */