diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 611e341..6304f7d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -254,8 +254,10 @@ clean-local:
 	        shellinabox/keyboard-layout.h				      \
 	        shellinabox/print-styles.h  				      \
 	        shellinabox/root_page.h     				      \
+	        shellinabox/shell_in_a_box.js				      \
 	        shellinabox/shell_in_a_box.h				      \
 	        shellinabox/styles.h                                          \
+	        shellinabox/vt100.js                                          \
 	        shellinabox/vt100.h
 
 .css.h:
@@ -321,7 +323,7 @@ clean-local:
 	             -e t                                                     \
 	             -e d "$<"`"                                              \
 	     -e "s/^#/\/\/ #/"                                                \
-	     -e "s/VERSION/\"@VERSION@ (revision @VCS_REVISION@)\"/g"         \
+	     -e "s/VERSION/\"@VERSION@ @VCS_REVISION@\"/g"                    \
 	     "$<" >"$@"
 
 .js.h:
diff --git a/commit b/commit
index a89b045..4fa0196 100755
--- a/commit
+++ b/commit
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
+echo "This script would only work on a Subversion repository"
+echo "and is only kept for historical purpose... for now."
+exit 1
+
+
 # The script ensures that all commands succeed unless an error occurred. If it
 # does though, the shell terminates the script and our exit handler runs.
 trap 'tput bel || :; echo Failed! >&2' EXIT
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 82f245b..82e0ea5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 
 dnl This is the one location where the authoritative version number is stored
 AC_INIT(shellinabox, 2.15, markus@shellinabox.com)
-VCS_REVISION=240
+if test -e .git; then
+VCS_REVISION=" (revision `cd $srcdir && git log -1 --format=format:%h`)"
+else
+VCS_REVISION=""
+fi
 AC_SUBST(VCS_REVISION)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(VCS_REVISION, "${VCS_REVISION}",
                    [Most recent revision number in the version control system])
diff --git a/shellinabox/shellinaboxd.c b/shellinabox/shellinaboxd.c
index eb4f8f7..bf44d2e 100644
--- a/shellinabox/shellinaboxd.c
+++ b/shellinabox/shellinaboxd.c
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ static void parseArgs(int argc, char * const argv[]) {
       logSetLogLevel(verbosity);
     } else if (!idx--) {
       // Version
-      message("ShellInABox version " VERSION " (revision " VCS_REVISION ")");
+      message("ShellInABox version " VERSION VCS_REVISION);
       exit(0);
     }
   }
diff --git a/update b/update
deleted file mode 100755
index c252a39..0000000
--- a/update
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash -e
-
-# If you want to track the status of the project in Subversion, run this script
-# instead of relying on "svn update". The script makes sure you end up with a
-# working copy of the source tree that is customized to the version of GNU
-# "autotools" that are installed on your machine.
-#
-# Alternatively, you can always remove the entire tree and check out a fresh
-# copy from Subversion.
-
-[ -x "$(type -path svn)" ] || {
-  echo "You must have the 'svn' binary to use this script." >&2
-  exit 1
-}
-[ -x "$(type -path libtoolize)" ] || {
-  echo "You must install 'libtool', if you want to track SVN." >&2
-  echo "Alternatively, delete all files and check out a clean copy"           \
-       "from SVN." >&2
-  exit 1
-}
-[ -x "$(type -path autoreconf)" -a -x "$(type -path aclocal)" ] || {
-  echo "You must install the GNU 'autotools', if you want to track SVN." >&2
-  echo "Alternatively, delete all files and check out a clean copy"           \
-       "from SVN" >&2
-  exit 1
-}
-
-rm -rf aclocal.m4 configure config.guess config.h config.h.in config.sub      \
-       ltmain.sh m4 Makefile.in
-
-svn update
-[ -z "$(svn st|grep '^C')" ] || {
-  echo "Some files could not be synchronized with the SVN repository." >&2
-  echo "You have to manually resolve the merge conflicts and rerun this "     \
-       "script" >&2
-  exit 1
-}
-
-aclocal
-libtoolize --force --copy
-autoreconf
-./configure