diff --git a/.git_filters/RevDateURL.clean b/.git_filters/RevDateURL.clean
index 84510c88a2..3d6afe0fcc 100755
--- a/.git_filters/RevDateURL.clean
+++ b/.git_filters/RevDateURL.clean
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 s/\$Date[^\$]*\$/\$Date\$/;
 s/\$Rev[^\$]*\$/\$Rev\$/;
 s/\$URL[^\$]*\$/\$URL\$/;
+s/\$CommitHash[^\$]*\$/\$CommitHash\$/;
diff --git a/.git_filters/RevDateURL.smudge b/.git_filters/RevDateURL.smudge
index f682e38d0c..e6a0c79e3b 100755
--- a/.git_filters/RevDateURL.smudge
+++ b/.git_filters/RevDateURL.smudge
@@ -27,10 +27,14 @@ $url =~ s/\s+//gm;
 $date = `git log --format=%ad -1`;
 $date =~ s/\s+$//m;
 
+$shorthash = `git log --format=%h -1`;
+$shorthash =~ s/\s+$//m;
+
 while (<STDIN>) {
     s/\$Date[^\$]*\$/\$Date: $date \$/;
     s/\$URL[^\$]*\$/\$URL: $url \$/;
     s/\$Rev[^\$]*\$/\$Rev: $myrev \$/;
+    s/\$CommitHash[^\$]*\$/\$CommitHash: $shorthash \$/;
 } continue {
     print or die "-p destination: $!\n";
 }
diff --git a/platforms/Cross/vm/sqSCCSVersion.h b/platforms/Cross/vm/sqSCCSVersion.h
index 9e7ad0a896..9197fbd428 100644
--- a/platforms/Cross/vm/sqSCCSVersion.h
+++ b/platforms/Cross/vm/sqSCCSVersion.h
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ static char SvnRawRevisionDate[] = "$Date$";
 static char SvnRawRepositoryURL[] = "$URL$";
 # define URL_START (SvnRawRepositoryURL + 6)
 
+static char SvnRawRevisionShortHash[] = "$CommitHash$";
+# define SHORTHASH_START (SvnRawRevisionShortHash + 13)
+
 static char *
 revisionAsString()
 {
@@ -63,6 +66,13 @@ repositoryURL()
 		*maybe_platforms = 0;
 	return URL_START;
 }
+
+static char *
+revisionShortHash()
+{
+	return SHORTHASH_START;
+}
+
 # undef REV_START
 # undef URL_START
 #elif GIT
@@ -76,6 +86,9 @@ static char GitRawRevisionDate[] = "$Date$";
 static char GitRawRepositoryURL[] = "$URL$";
 # define URL_START (GitRawRepositoryURL + 6)
 
+static char SvnRawRevisionShortHash[] = "$CommitHash$";
+# define SHORTHASH_START (SvnRawRevisionShortHash + 13)
+
 static char *
 revisionAsString()
 {
@@ -102,6 +115,13 @@ repositoryURL()
 		*maybe_platforms = 0;
 	return URL_START;
 }
+
+static char *
+revisionShortHash()
+{
+	return SHORTHASH_START;
+}
+
 # undef REV_START
 # undef URL_START
 #else /* SUBVERSION */
@@ -111,6 +131,10 @@ revisionAsString() { return "?"; }
 
 static char *
 repositoryURL() { return "unknown"; }
+
+static char *
+revisionShortHash() { return "unknown"; }
+
 #endif /* SUBVERSION */
 
 static char *sourceVersion = 0;
@@ -120,22 +144,27 @@ sourceVersionString(char separator)
 {
 	if (!sourceVersion) {
 #if 1 /* a) mingw32 doesn't have asprintf and b) on Mac OS it segfaults. */
-		char *fmt = "VM: " PREFIX "%s %s Date: %s%cPlugins: " PREFIX "%s %s";
+		char *fmt = "VM: " PREFIX "%s %s%cDate: %s CommitHash: %s%cPlugins: " PREFIX "%s %s";
 		int len = strlen(fmt)
 				+ strlen(revisionAsString())
 				+ strlen(repositoryURL())
 				+ strlen(revisionDateAsString())
+				+ strlen(revisionShortHash())
 				+ strlen(pluginsRevisionAsString())
 				+ strlen(pluginsRepositoryURL());
 		sourceVersion = malloc(len);
 		snprintf(sourceVersion, len, fmt,
-				revisionAsString(), repositoryURL(), revisionDateAsString(),
+				revisionAsString(), repositoryURL(), 
+				separator,
+				revisionDateAsString(), revisionShortHash(),
 				separator,
 				pluginsRevisionAsString(), pluginsRepositoryURL());
 #else
 		asprintf(&sourceVersion,
-				"VM: " PREFIX "%s %s Date: %s%cPlugins: " PREFIX "%s %s",
-				revisionAsString(), repositoryURL(), revisionDateAsString(),
+				"VM: " PREFIX "%s %s%cDate: %s CommitHash: %s%cPlugins: " PREFIX "%s %s",
+				revisionAsString(), repositoryURL(), 
+				separator,
+				revisionDateAsString(), revisionShortHash(),
 				separator,
 				pluginsRevisionAsString(), pluginsRepositoryURL());
 #endif