diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7056c9e32..cb08cd288 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,19 +56,19 @@ else()
     set(TR_STABLE_RELEASE 1)
 endif()
 
-set(TR_SCM_REVISION_FILE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/REVISION")
-set(TR_SCM_REVISION_RELIABLE ON)
+set(TR_VCS_REVISION_FILE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/REVISION")
+set(TR_VCS_REVISION_RELIABLE ON)
 
 if(IS_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.svn)
-    if(NOT "$ENV{JENKINS_URL}" STREQUAL "" AND NOT "$ENV{SVN_REVISION}" STREQUAL "")
+    if(NOT "$ENV{JENKINS_URL}" STREQUAL "" AND NOT "$ENV{VCS_REVISION}" STREQUAL "")
         # Jenkins automated build, use the set environment variables to avoid
         # version mismatches between java's svn and command line's svn
-        set(TR_SCM_REVISION "$ENV{SVN_REVISION}")
+        set(TR_VCS_REVISION "$ENV{VCS_REVISION}")
     else()
         find_package(Subversion)
         if(Subversion_FOUND)
             Subversion_WC_INFO(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} TR_SVN)
-            set(TR_SCM_REVISION "${TR_SVN_WC_REVISION}")
+            set(TR_VCS_REVISION "${TR_SVN_WC_REVISION}")
         endif()
     endif()
 elseif(IS_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.git)
@@ -80,37 +80,37 @@ elseif(IS_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.git)
             WORKING_DIRECTORY
                 ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
             OUTPUT_VARIABLE
-                TR_SCM_REVISION
+                TR_VCS_REVISION
             OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
         )
     endif()
 endif()
 
-if("${TR_SCM_REVISION}" STREQUAL "" AND EXISTS "${TR_SCM_REVISION_FILE}")
-    file(READ "${TR_SCM_REVISION_FILE}" TR_SCM_REVISION)
-    string(STRIP "${TR_SCM_REVISION}" TR_SCM_REVISION)
+if("${TR_VCS_REVISION}" STREQUAL "" AND EXISTS "${TR_VCS_REVISION_FILE}")
+    file(READ "${TR_VCS_REVISION_FILE}" TR_VCS_REVISION)
+    string(STRIP "${TR_VCS_REVISION}" TR_VCS_REVISION)
 endif()
 
-if("${TR_SCM_REVISION}" STREQUAL "")
+if("${TR_VCS_REVISION}" STREQUAL "")
     # Give up and check the source files
-    set(TR_SCM_REVISION 0)
-    set(TR_SCM_REVISION_RELIABLE OFF)
+    set(TR_VCS_REVISION 0)
+    set(TR_VCS_REVISION_RELIABLE OFF)
     file(GLOB_RECURSE TR_ALL_SOURCES RELATIVE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} *.cc *.[chm] *.po)
     foreach(F ${TR_ALL_SOURCES})
         file(STRINGS ${F} F_ID REGEX "\\$Id:")
-        if(F_ID MATCHES "\\$Id: [^ ]+ ([0-9]+) " AND CMAKE_MATCH_1 GREATER TR_SCM_REVISION)
-            set(TR_SCM_REVISION ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
+        if(F_ID MATCHES "\\$Id: [^ ]+ ([0-9]+) " AND CMAKE_MATCH_1 GREATER TR_VCS_REVISION)
+            set(TR_VCS_REVISION ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
         endif()
     endforeach()
 endif()
 
-if("${TR_SCM_REVISION}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(TR_SCM_REVISION 0)
+if("${TR_VCS_REVISION}" STREQUAL "")
+    set(TR_VCS_REVISION 0)
 else()
-    if(TR_SCM_REVISION_RELIABLE)
-        file(WRITE "${TR_SCM_REVISION_FILE}" "${TR_SCM_REVISION}")
+    if(TR_VCS_REVISION_RELIABLE)
+        file(WRITE "${TR_VCS_REVISION_FILE}" "${TR_VCS_REVISION}")
     else()
-        file(REMOVE "${TR_SCM_REVISION_FILE}")
+        file(REMOVE "${TR_VCS_REVISION_FILE}")
     endif()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/libtransmission/version.h.in b/libtransmission/version.h.in
index 78d3e1832..ce74a3d96 100644
--- a/libtransmission/version.h.in
+++ b/libtransmission/version.h.in
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 
 #define PEERID_PREFIX             "${TR_PEER_ID_PREFIX}"
 #define USERAGENT_PREFIX          "${TR_USER_AGENT_PREFIX}"
-#define SVN_REVISION              "${TR_SCM_REVISION}"
-#define SVN_REVISION_NUM          ${TR_SCM_REVISION}
+#define VCS_REVISION              "${TR_VCS_REVISION}"
+#define VCS_REVISION_NUM          ${TR_VCS_REVISION}
 #define SHORT_VERSION_STRING      "${TR_USER_AGENT_PREFIX}"
-#define LONG_VERSION_STRING       "${TR_USER_AGENT_PREFIX} (${TR_SCM_REVISION})"
+#define LONG_VERSION_STRING       "${TR_USER_AGENT_PREFIX} (${TR_VCS_REVISION})"
 #define VERSION_STRING_INFOPLIST  ${TR_USER_AGENT_PREFIX}
 #define MAJOR_VERSION             ${TR_VERSION_MAJOR}
 #define MINOR_VERSION             ${TR_VERSION_MINOR}
diff --git a/macosx/Info.plist b/macosx/Info.plist
index 6c4327205..1f6e290f2 100644
--- a/macosx/Info.plist
+++ b/macosx/Info.plist
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
 	<string>Transmission</string>
 	<key>CFBundleGetInfoString</key>
-	<string>VERSION_STRING_INFOPLIST (SVN_REVISION_NUM)</string>
+	<string>VERSION_STRING_INFOPLIST (VCS_REVISION_NUM)</string>
 	<key>CFBundleHelpBookFolder</key>
 	<string>TransmissionHelp</string>
 	<key>CFBundleHelpBookName</key>
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 		</dict>
 	</array>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>SVN_REVISION_NUM</string>
+	<string>VCS_REVISION_NUM</string>
 	<key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key>
 	<string>public.app-category.utilities</string>
 	<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
diff --git a/update-version-h.sh b/update-version-h.sh
index a5af24658..b93ba9490 100755
--- a/update-version-h.sh
+++ b/update-version-h.sh
@@ -20,38 +20,38 @@ peer_id_prefix=`grep m4_define configure.ac | sed "s/[][)(]/,/g" | grep peer_id_
 major_version=`echo ${user_agent_prefix} | awk -F . '{print $1}'`
 minor_version=`echo ${user_agent_prefix} | awk -F . '{print $2 + 0}'`
 
-svn_revision_file=REVISION
-svn_revision_reliable=true
+vcs_revision_file=REVISION
+vcs_revision_reliable=true
 
-if [ -n "$JENKINS_URL" -a -n "$SVN_REVISION" ]; then
+if [ -n "$JENKINS_URL" -a -n "$VCS_REVISION" ]; then
     # Jenkins automated build, use the set environment variables to avoid
     # version mismatches between java's svn and command line's svn
-    svn_revision=$SVN_REVISION
+    vcs_revision=$VCS_REVISION
 elif [ -d ".svn" ] && type svnversion >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     # If this is a svn tree, and svnversion is available in PATH, use it to
     # grab the version.
-    svn_revision=`svnversion -n . | cut -d: -f1 | cut -dM -f1 | cut -dS -f1`
-elif [ -f "$svn_revision_file" ]; then
-    svn_revision=`cat "$svn_revision_file"`
+    vcs_revision=`svnversion -n . | cut -d: -f1 | cut -dM -f1 | cut -dS -f1`
+elif [ -f "$vcs_revision_file" ]; then
+    vcs_revision=`cat "$vcs_revision_file"`
 else
     # Give up and check the source files
-    svn_revision=`awk '/\\$Id: /{ if ($4>i) i=$4 } END {print i}' */*.cc */*.[chm] */*.po`
-    svn_revision_reliable=false
+    vcs_revision=`awk '/\\$Id: /{ if ($4>i) i=$4 } END {print i}' */*.cc */*.[chm] */*.po`
+    vcs_revision_reliable=false
 fi
 
-if $svn_revision_reliable; then
-    [ -f "$svn_revision_file" ] && [ "`cat "$svn_revision_file"`" -eq "$svn_revision" ] || echo "$svn_revision" > "$svn_revision_file"
+if $vcs_revision_reliable; then
+    [ -f "$vcs_revision_file" ] && [ "`cat "$vcs_revision_file"`" = "$vcs_revision" ] || echo "$vcs_revision" > "$vcs_revision_file"
 else
-    rm -f "$svn_revision_file"
+    rm -f "$vcs_revision_file"
 fi
 
 cat > libtransmission/version.h.new << EOF
 #define PEERID_PREFIX             "${peer_id_prefix}"
 #define USERAGENT_PREFIX          "${user_agent_prefix}"
-#define SVN_REVISION              "${svn_revision}"
-#define SVN_REVISION_NUM          ${svn_revision}
+#define VCS_REVISION              "${vcs_revision}"
+#define VCS_REVISION_NUM          ${vcs_revision}
 #define SHORT_VERSION_STRING      "${user_agent_prefix}"
-#define LONG_VERSION_STRING       "${user_agent_prefix} (${svn_revision})"
+#define LONG_VERSION_STRING       "${user_agent_prefix} (${vcs_revision})"
 #define VERSION_STRING_INFOPLIST  ${user_agent_prefix}
 #define MAJOR_VERSION             ${major_version}
 #define MINOR_VERSION             ${minor_version}