diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1332bc000..fa0cd475c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-2014-06-
+2014-06-15
 Version 4.1.0, the "Name go in book", new major release.
 * GEP 006: Better Place handling
 * GEP 032: DB backend API
diff --git a/gramps/gen/const.py b/gramps/gen/const.py
index d4921d124..9eaeabd54 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/const.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/const.py
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ sys.path.insert(0, ROOT_DIR)
 git_revision = get_git_revision(ROOT_DIR)
 if sys.platform == 'win32' and git_revision == "":
     git_revision = get_git_revision(os.path.split(ROOT_DIR)[1])
-VERSION += git_revision
+#VERSION += git_revision
+VERSION = "-1"
 
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