--- luminance-hdr-2.3.0.beta1/CMakeLists.txt
+++ luminance-hdr-2.3.0.beta1/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,26 +36,6 @@
 
 set(LIBS ${LIBS} ${QT_QTCORE_LIBRARIES} ${QT_QTGUI_LIBRARIES} ${QT_QTWEBKIT_LIBRARIES} ${QT_QTXML_LIBRARIES} ${QT_QTSQL_LIBRARIES})
 
-FIND_PACKAGE(Git)
-#FIND_PACKAGE(Git QUIET)
-IF(NOT GIT_FOUND)
-    FIND_FILE(GIT_EXECUTABLE git.exe 
-        $ENV{CYGWIN_DIR}\\bin
-        $ENV{CYGWIN_DIR}
-    )
-    IF (EXISTS ${GIT_EXECUTABLE})
-        SET(GIT_FOUND 1)
-    ENDIF()
-ENDIF()
-
-IF(GIT_FOUND)
-    include(GetGitRevisionDescription)
-    get_git_head_revision(GIT_REFSPEC GIT_SHA1)
-    message(STATUS "Git found")
-ELSE()
-    message(STATUS "Git not found")
-ENDIF()
-
 IF(WIN32)
     # Windows Section
     
--- luminance-hdr-2.3.0.beta1/src/Common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ luminance-hdr-2.3.0.beta1/src/Common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-CONFIGURE_FILE(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/GitSHA1.cpp.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/GitSHA1.cpp @ONLY)
 CONFIGURE_FILE(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/global.hxx.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/global.hxx @ONLY)
 
 SET(FILES_UI 
@@ -25,8 +24,7 @@
 QT4_WRAP_UI(FILES_UI_H ${FILES_UI})
 
 ADD_LIBRARY(common ${FILES_H} ${FILES_CPP} ${FILES_MOC} ${FILES_HXX} ${FILES_UI_H}
-${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/global.hxx
-${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/GitSHA1.cpp)
+${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/global.hxx)
 
 SET(FILES_TO_TRANSLATE ${FILES_TO_TRANSLATE} ${FILES_CPP} ${FILES_H} ${FILES_UI} ${FILES_HXX} PARENT_SCOPE)
 SET(LUMINANCE_MODULES_GUI ${LUMINANCE_MODULES_GUI} common PARENT_SCOPE)
--- luminance-hdr-2.3.0.beta1/src/UI/UMessageBox.cpp
+++ luminance-hdr-2.3.0.beta1/src/UI/UMessageBox.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 
 #include "UI/UMessageBox.h"
 
-#include "Common/GitSHA1.h"
 #include "Common/config.h"
 #include "Common/archs.h"
 #include "ui_about.h"
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@
     ui.authorsBox->setOpenExternalLinks(true);
     ui.thanksToBox->setOpenExternalLinks(true);
     ui.GPLbox->setTextInteractionFlags(Qt::TextSelectableByMouse);
-    ui.label_version->setText(ui.label_version->text().append(QString(LUMINANCEVERSION)).append(" [Build ").append(QString(g_GIT_SHA1).left(6)).append("]"));
+    ui.label_version->setText(ui.label_version->text().append(QString(LUMINANCEVERSION)));
 
     bool license_file_not_found=true;
     QString docDir = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath();