diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index db5d29676..19fa83665 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -48,12 +48,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       // Override programs executable basename as application name.
       a.setApplicationName ("WSJT-X");
 #if CMAKE_BUILD
-      a.setApplicationVersion (WSJTX_STRINGIZE (WSJTX_VERSION_MAJOR)
-                               "." WSJTX_STRINGIZE (WSJTX_VERSION_MINOR)
-                               "." WSJTX_STRINGIZE (WSJTX_VERSION_PATCH) " " + revision ());
+      QString version {WSJTX_STRINGIZE (WSJTX_VERSION_MAJOR)
+        "." WSJTX_STRINGIZE (WSJTX_VERSION_MINOR)
+          "." WSJTX_STRINGIZE (WSJTX_VERSION_PATCH) " " + revision ()};
 #else
-      a.setApplicationVersion ("1.4.0");
+      QString version {"1.4.0"};
 #endif
+      a.setApplicationVersion (version.trimmed ());
 
       bool multiple {false};
 
diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 093cfe671..955d44cfd 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ private:
 MainWindow::MainWindow(bool multiple, QSettings * settings, QSharedMemory *shdmem, QString const& thekey,
                        unsigned downSampleFactor, bool test_mode, QWidget *parent) :
   QMainWindow(parent),
-  m_revision {revision ("$Rev$")},
+  m_revision {revision ()},
   m_multiple {multiple},
   m_settings (settings),
   ui(new Ui::MainWindow),
@@ -3019,7 +3019,7 @@ void MainWindow::pskSetLocal ()
   psk_Reporter->setLocalStation(
                                 m_config.my_callsign ()
                                 , m_config.my_grid ()
-                                , antenna_description, "WSJT-X " + m_revision);
+                                , antenna_description, program_title (m_revision));
 }
 
 void MainWindow::transmitDisplay (bool transmitting)
diff --git a/revision_utils.cpp b/revision_utils.cpp
index 9f93c51e5..11454ab94 100644
--- a/revision_utils.cpp
+++ b/revision_utils.cpp
@@ -40,12 +40,7 @@ QString revision (QString const& svn_rev_string)
     }
   else if (!revision_from_svn.isEmpty ())
     {
-      // fall back to revision in ths file, this is potentially
-      // wrong because svn only updates the id when this file is
-      // touched
-      //
-      // this case gets us a revision when someone builds from a
-      // source snapshot or copy
+      // fall back to revision passed in if any
       result = revision_from_svn;
     }
   else
@@ -61,14 +56,10 @@ QString revision (QString const& svn_rev_string)
 #else
   if (!revision_from_svn.isEmpty ())
     {
-      // not CMake build so all we have is svn revision in this file
+      // not CMake build so all we have is revision passed
       result = revision_from_svn;
     }
 #endif
-  if (result.isEmpty ())
-    {
-      result = "local";       // last resort fall back
-    }
   return result.trimmed ();
 }