diff --git a/ApplicationController.h b/ApplicationController.h
index 44d9fb6..1c8e5f4 100644
--- a/ApplicationController.h
+++ b/ApplicationController.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 - (NSManagedObjectContext *)managedObjectContext;
 
 - (IBAction)openPreferencesWindow:(id)sender;
+- (IBAction)showAboutPanel:(id)sender;
 
 - (IBAction)installCliTool:(id)sender;
 
diff --git a/ApplicationController.m b/ApplicationController.m
index 48f3964..6752c9a 100644
--- a/ApplicationController.m
+++ b/ApplicationController.m
@@ -92,6 +92,20 @@
 	[[PBPrefsWindowController sharedPrefsWindowController] showWindow:nil];
 }
 
+- (IBAction)showAboutPanel:(id)sender
+{
+	NSString *gitversion = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] infoDictionary] objectForKey:@"CFBundleGitVersion"];
+	NSMutableDictionary *dict = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
+	if (gitversion)
+		[dict addEntriesFromDictionary:[[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjectsAndKeys:gitversion, @"Version", nil]];
+
+	#ifdef DEBUG_BUILD
+		[dict addEntriesFromDictionary:[[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjectsAndKeys:@"GitX (DEBUG)", @"ApplicationName", nil]];
+	#endif
+
+	[NSApp orderFrontStandardAboutPanelWithOptions:dict];
+}
+
 - (IBAction)installCliTool:(id)sender;
 {
 	BOOL success               = NO;
diff --git a/English.lproj/MainMenu.xib b/English.lproj/MainMenu.xib
index 3e4d678..8dbbc74 100644
--- a/English.lproj/MainMenu.xib
+++ b/English.lproj/MainMenu.xib
@@ -886,8 +886,8 @@
 				</object>
 				<object class="IBConnectionRecord">
 					<object class="IBActionConnection" key="connection">
-						<string key="label">orderFrontStandardAboutPanel:</string>
-						<reference key="source" ref="519751875"/>
+						<string key="label">showAboutPanel:</string>
+						<reference key="source" ref="859235683"/>
 						<reference key="destination" ref="1039244063"/>
 					</object>
 					<int key="connectionID">142</int>
@@ -2278,6 +2278,7 @@
 							<bool key="EncodedWithXMLCoder">YES</bool>
 							<string>installCliTool:</string>
 							<string>openPreferencesWindow:</string>
+							<string>showAboutPanel:</string>
 							<string>saveAction:</string>
 							<string>showHelp:</string>
 						</object>
@@ -2287,6 +2288,7 @@
 							<string>id</string>
 							<string>id</string>
 							<string>id</string>
+							<string>id</string>
 						</object>
 					</object>
 					<object class="NSMutableDictionary" key="outlets">
diff --git a/GitX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/GitX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index db13f30..be97512 100644
--- a/GitX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/GitX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 			shellPath = /bin/sh;
-			shellScript = "export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin:$HOME/local/bin:/sw/bin:/opt/local/bin:`\"$TARGET_BUILD_DIR\"/gitx --git-path`\nVERSION=$(cd \"$PROJECT_DIR\";git describe)\nLONG_VERSION=$(echo $VERSION | sed -e \"s/\\-/\\./\" -e \"s/^v//\" -e \"s/-.*//\")\nSHORT_VERSION=$(echo $VERSION | sed -e \"s/\\-.*//\" -e \"s/^v//\")\n\necho -n \"#define LONG_VERSION $LONG_VERSION\n#define SHORT_VERSION $SHORT_VERSION\" > \"$PROJECT_TEMP_DIR/revision\"\ntouch Info.plist";
+			shellScript = "export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin:$HOME/local/bin:/sw/bin:/opt/local/bin:`\"$TARGET_BUILD_DIR\"/gitx --git-path`\nVERSION=$(cd \"$PROJECT_DIR\";git describe)\nLONG_VERSION=$(echo $VERSION | sed -e \"s/\\-/\\./\" -e \"s/^v//\" -e \"s/-.*//\")\nSHORT_VERSION=$(echo $VERSION | sed -e \"s/\\-.*//\" -e \"s/^v//\")\n\necho -n \"#define LONG_VERSION $LONG_VERSION\n#define GIT_VERSION $VERSION\n#define SHORT_VERSION $SHORT_VERSION\" > \"$PROJECT_TEMP_DIR/revision\"\ntouch Info.plist";
 		};
 		F5792DFB0EDB570C001B0C31 /* Compile libgit2 */ = {
 			isa = PBXShellScriptBuildPhase;
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@
 				HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = libgit2/src;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = Info.plist;
 				INFOPLIST_OTHER_PREPROCESSOR_FLAGS = "-traditional";
-				INFOPLIST_PREFIX_HEADER = build/revision;
+				INFOPLIST_PREFIX_HEADER = $PROJECT_TEMP_DIR/revision;
 				INFOPLIST_PREPROCESS = YES;
 				INSTALL_PATH = "$(HOME)/Applications";
 				LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS = libgit2;
@@ -1001,6 +1001,7 @@
 				GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS_NOT_USED_IN_PRECOMPS = DEBUG_BUILD;
 				GCC_WARN_ABOUT_RETURN_TYPE = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
+				INFOPLIST_PREPROCESS = YES;
 				PREBINDING = NO;
 				SDKROOT = "$(DEVELOPER_SDK_DIR)/MacOSX10.5.sdk";
 			};
@@ -1016,6 +1017,8 @@
 				GCC_ENABLE_OBJC_GC = required;
 				GCC_WARN_ABOUT_RETURN_TYPE = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
+				INFOPLIST_PREFIX_HEADER = $PROJECT_TEMP_DIR/revision;
+				INFOPLIST_PREPROCESS = YES;
 				PREBINDING = NO;
 				SDKROOT = "$(DEVELOPER_SDK_DIR)/MacOSX10.5.sdk";
 			};
@@ -1084,6 +1087,7 @@
 				COPY_PHASE_STRIP = YES;
 				DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT = "dwarf-with-dsym";
 				GCC_ENABLE_FIX_AND_CONTINUE = NO;
+				INFOPLIST_PREPROCESS = YES;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "Generate PList Prefix";
 				ZERO_LINK = NO;
 			};
diff --git a/Info.plist b/Info.plist
index 879b2a2..8aa62a7 100644
--- a/Info.plist
+++ b/Info.plist
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
 	<string>????</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
 	<string>LONG_VERSION</string>
+	<key>CFBundleGitVersion</key>
+	<string>GIT_VERSION</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
 	<string>SHORT_VERSION</string>
 	<key>NSMainNibFile</key>