diff -ruaN mythtv.orig/mythtv/version.sh mythtv/mythtv/version.sh
--- version.sh	2010-12-29 22:27:10.000000000 +0000
+++ version.sh	2010-12-29 23:36:19.000000000 +0000
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 cd ${GITTREEDIR}
 
-SOURCE_VERSION=$(git describe --dirty || git describe || echo Unknown)
+SOURCE_VERSION=$(git describe | cut -d- -f 3 || echo Unknown)
 
 case "${SOURCE_VERSION}" in
     exported|Unknown)