diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 79f1c527ff..79558f39cf 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ esac
 
 if test -r $GVF
 then
-	VC=$(sed -e 's/^GIT_VERSION = //' <$GVF)
+	VC=$(sed -e 's/^GITGUI_VERSION = //' <$GVF)
 else
 	VC=unset
 fi
 test "$VN" = "$VC" || {
-	echo >&2 "GIT_VERSION = $VN"
-	echo "GIT_VERSION = $VN" >$GVF
+	echo >&2 "GITGUI_VERSION = $VN"
+	echo "GITGUI_VERSION = $VN" >$GVF
 }
 
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f1668bbd18..71ae7edb48 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ SHELL_PATH_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(SHELL_PATH))
 $(patsubst %.sh,%,$(SCRIPT_SH)) : % : %.sh
 	rm -f $@ $@+
 	sed -e '1s|#!.*/sh|#!$(SHELL_PATH_SQ)|' \
-		-e 's/@@GIT_VERSION@@/$(GIT_VERSION)/g' \
+		-e 's/@@GITGUI_VERSION@@/$(GITGUI_VERSION)/g' \
 		$@.sh >$@+
 	chmod +x $@+
 	mv $@+ $@
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ $(patsubst %.sh,%,$(SCRIPT_SH)) : % : %.sh
 $(GITGUI_BUILT_INS): git-gui
 	rm -f $@ && ln git-gui $@
 
-# These can record GIT_VERSION
+# These can record GITGUI_VERSION
 $(patsubst %.sh,%,$(SCRIPT_SH)): GIT-VERSION-FILE
 
 all:: $(ALL_PROGRAMS)
diff --git a/git-gui.sh b/git-gui.sh
index ea16be43ac..f5010dd47a 100755
--- a/git-gui.sh
+++ b/git-gui.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Tcl ignores the next line -*- tcl -*- \
 exec wish "$0" -- "$@"
 
-set appvers {@@GIT_VERSION@@}
+set appvers {@@GITGUI_VERSION@@}
 set copyright {
 Copyright © 2006, 2007 Shawn Pearce, Paul Mackerras.