diff --git a/config_defaults_inc.php b/config_defaults_inc.php
index 636fb9a8a0..85fa3edc84 100644
--- a/config_defaults_inc.php
+++ b/config_defaults_inc.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # along with Mantis.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 	# --------------------------------------------------------
-	# $Id: config_defaults_inc.php,v 1.366 2007-10-24 22:30:46 giallu Exp $
+	# $Id: config_defaults_inc.php,v 1.367 2007-10-28 15:35:13 nuclear_eclipse Exp $
 	# --------------------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@
 	#############################
 
 	# --- version variables -----------
-	$g_mantis_version		= '1.2.0-CVS';
 	$g_show_version			= ON;
 
 	################################
diff --git a/core/constant_inc.php b/core/constant_inc.php
index 992eb5609e..722db43d95 100644
--- a/core/constant_inc.php
+++ b/core/constant_inc.php
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 # along with Mantis.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 	# --------------------------------------------------------
-	# $Id: constant_inc.php,v 1.75 2007-10-24 22:30:59 giallu Exp $
+	# $Id: constant_inc.php,v 1.76 2007-10-28 15:35:13 nuclear_eclipse Exp $
 	# --------------------------------------------------------
 
-	### CONSTANTS  ###
+	define( 'MANTIS_VERSION', '1.2.0-CVS' );
 
 	# --- constants -------------------
 
diff --git a/core/html_api.php b/core/html_api.php
index 6c3db8eeab..033db98c12 100644
--- a/core/html_api.php
+++ b/core/html_api.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # along with Mantis.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 	# --------------------------------------------------------
-	# $Id: html_api.php,v 1.220 2007-10-24 22:30:59 giallu Exp $
+	# $Id: html_api.php,v 1.221 2007-10-28 15:35:13 nuclear_eclipse Exp $
 	# --------------------------------------------------------
 
 	###########################################################################
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ function html_footer( $p_file ) {
 
 		echo '<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr valign="top"><td>';
 		if ( ON == config_get( 'show_version' ) ) {
-			echo "\t", '<span class="timer"><a href="http://www.mantisbt.org/" title="Free Web Based Bug Tracker">Mantis ', config_get( 'mantis_version' ), '</a>',
+			echo "\t", '<span class="timer"><a href="http://www.mantisbt.org/" title="Free Web Based Bug Tracker">Mantis ', MANTIS_VERSION, '</a>',
 					'[<a href="http://www.mantisbt.org/"  title="Free Web Based Bug Tracker" target="_blank">^</a>]</span>', "\n";
 		}
 		echo "\t", '<address>Copyright &copy; 2000 - 2007 Mantis Group</address>', "\n";