diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8fde6117a..c7ce60270 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ if (NOT versionFile)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Unable to determine FlightGear version. Version file is missing.")
 endif()
 string(STRIP "${versionFile}" FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION)
-# add a dependency on the versino file
+# add a dependency on the version file
 set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY CMAKE_CONFIGURE_DEPENDS version)
 
 # FlightGear packaging (to build a source tarball)
@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
 endif(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
 
 if(NOT "$ENV{BUILD_ID}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(HUDSON_BUILD_ID $ENV{BUILD_ID})
-    set(HUDSON_BUILD_NUMBER $ENV{BUILD_NUMBER})
-    message(STATUS "running under Hudson/Jenkins, build-number is ${HUDSON_BUILD_NUMBER}")
+    set(JENKINS_BUILD_ID $ENV{BUILD_ID})
+    set(JENKINS_BUILD_NUMBER $ENV{BUILD_NUMBER})
+    message(STATUS "running under Jenkins, build-number is ${JENKINS_BUILD_NUMBER}")
 else()
-    set(HUDSON_BUILD_NUMBER 0)
-    set(HUDSON_BUILD_ID "none")
+    set(JENKINS_BUILD_NUMBER 0)
+    set(JENKINS_BUILD_ID "none")
 endif()
 
 #####################################################################################
@@ -558,6 +558,12 @@ configure_file (
     "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/src/Include/version.h"
 )
 
+# finally the build-id info
+configure_file (
+    "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/Include/build.h.cmake-in"
+    "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/src/Include/build.h"
+)
+
 add_subdirectory(3rdparty)
 add_subdirectory(utils)
 
diff --git a/scripts/tools/version.bat b/scripts/tools/version.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index 153a6734d..000000000
--- a/scripts/tools/version.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-
-REM 
-
-ECHO OFF
-
-SET /P FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION=<version
-
-SET HUDSON_BUILD_NUMBER=0
-SET HUDSON_BUILD_ID=none
-SET REVISION=none
-
-IF DEFINED BUILD_ID SET HUDSON_BUILD_ID=%BUILD_ID%
-IF DEFINED BUILD_NUMBER SET HUDSON_BUILD_NUMBER=%BUILD_NUMBER%
-
-SET Header=src\Include\version.h
-
-ECHO // version.h generated by version.bat on %DATE% > %Header%
-
-ECHO #define FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION "%FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION%" >> %Header%
-ECHO #define HUDSON_BUILD_ID "%HUDSON_BUILD_ID%" >> %Header%
-ECHO #define HUDSON_BUILD_NUMBER %HUDSON_BUILD_NUMBER% >> %Header%
-ECHO #define REVISION "%REVISION%" >> %Header%
-
-
-
diff --git a/src/Include/build.h.cmake-in b/src/Include/build.h.cmake-in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..401355a4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Include/build.h.cmake-in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+#define FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION "@FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION@"
+
+#define JENKINS_BUILD_NUMBER @JENKINS_BUILD_NUMBER@
+#define JENKINS_BUILD_ID "@JENKINS_BUILD_ID@"
+#define REVISION "@REVISION@"
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/Include/version.h.cmake-in b/src/Include/version.h.cmake-in
index 140e14009..fa0a0accb 100644
--- a/src/Include/version.h.cmake-in
+++ b/src/Include/version.h.cmake-in
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 
 #define FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION "@FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION@"
 
-#define HUDSON_BUILD_NUMBER @HUDSON_BUILD_NUMBER@
-#define HUDSON_BUILD_ID "@HUDSON_BUILD_ID@"
-#define REVISION "@REVISION@"
-
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/Main/bootstrap.cxx b/src/Main/bootstrap.cxx
index db16c69db..3800498cb 100644
--- a/src/Main/bootstrap.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/bootstrap.cxx
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@
 //
 // $Id$
 
-
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-#  include <config.h>
-#endif
+#include <config.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_WINDOWS_H
 #include <windows.h>
@@ -62,6 +59,7 @@
 #include <Viewer/fgviewer.hxx>
 #include "main.hxx"
 #include <Include/version.h>
+#include <Include/build.h>
 #include <Main/globals.hxx>
 #include <Main/fg_init.hxx>
 #include <Main/options.hxx>
@@ -295,9 +293,9 @@ int main ( int argc, char **argv )
 	} else {
 		global_crashRptEnabled = true;
 
-		crAddProperty("hudson-build-id", HUDSON_BUILD_ID);
+		crAddProperty("hudson-build-id", JENKINS_BUILD_ID);
 		char buf[16];
-		::snprintf(buf, 16, "%d", HUDSON_BUILD_NUMBER);
+		::snprintf(buf, 16, "%d", JENKINS_BUILD_NUMBER);
 		crAddProperty("hudson-build-number", buf);
     crAddProperty("git-revision", REVISION);
     crAddProperty("build-type", FG_BUILD_TYPE);
diff --git a/src/Main/main.cxx b/src/Main/main.cxx
index 40578b8d4..306e7b54e 100644
--- a/src/Main/main.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/main.cxx
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ extern bool global_crashRptEnabled;
 #include <Viewer/WindowSystemAdapter.hxx>
 #include <Navaids/NavDataCache.hxx>
 #include <Include/version.h>
+#include <Include/build.h>
 
 #include "fg_commands.hxx"
 #include "fg_io.hxx"
@@ -493,8 +494,8 @@ int fgMainInit( int argc, char **argv )
     SG_LOG( SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO, "FlightGear:  Version " << version );
     SG_LOG( SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO, "FlightGear:  Build Type " << FG_BUILD_TYPE );
     SG_LOG( SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO, "Built with " << SG_COMPILER_STR);
-	SG_LOG( SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO, "Jenkins number/ID " << HUDSON_BUILD_NUMBER << ":"
-			<< HUDSON_BUILD_ID);
+	SG_LOG( SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO, "Jenkins number/ID " << JENKINS_BUILD_NUMBER << ":"
+			<< JENKINS_BUILD_ID);
 
     // seed the random number generator
     sg_srandom_time();
@@ -512,7 +513,7 @@ int fgMainInit( int argc, char **argv )
     bool showLauncher = flightgear::Options::checkForArg(argc, argv, "launcher");
     // an Info.plist bundle can't define command line arguments, but it can set
     // environment variables. This avoids needed a wrapper shell-script on OS-X.
-    showLauncher |= (::getenv("FG_LAUNCHER") != 0);
+    showLauncher |= (::getenv("FG_LAUNCHER") != nullptr);
     if (showLauncher) {
         // to minimise strange interactions when launcher and config files
         // set overlaping options, we disable the default files. Users can
@@ -624,7 +625,7 @@ int fgMainInit( int argc, char **argv )
     // clean up here; ensure we null globals to avoid
     // confusing the atexit() handler
     delete globals;
-    globals = NULL;
+    globals = nullptr;
 
     // delete the NavCache here. This will cause the destruction of many cached
     // objects (eg, airports, navaids, runways).
diff --git a/src/Main/options.cxx b/src/Main/options.cxx
index 2f861b0a2..3f8315412 100644
--- a/src/Main/options.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/options.cxx
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 
 #include <osg/Version>
 #include <Include/version.h>
+#include <Include/build.h>
 #include <simgear/version.h>
 
 using std::string;
@@ -244,8 +245,8 @@ void fgSetDefaults ()
                          osg::Referenced::getThreadSafeReferenceCounting());
 #endif
     v->setValueReadOnly("revision", REVISION);
-    v->setValueReadOnly("build-number", HUDSON_BUILD_NUMBER);
-    v->setValueReadOnly("build-id", HUDSON_BUILD_ID);
+    v->setValueReadOnly("build-number", JENKINS_BUILD_NUMBER);
+    v->setValueReadOnly("build-id", JENKINS_BUILD_ID);
     v->setValueReadOnly("hla-support", bool(FG_HAVE_HLA));
     v->setValueReadOnly("build-type", FG_BUILD_TYPE);
 
@@ -2752,7 +2753,7 @@ void Options::showVersion() const
 {
     cout << "FlightGear version: " << FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION << endl;
     cout << "Revision: " << REVISION << endl;
-    cout << "Build-Id: " << HUDSON_BUILD_ID << endl;
+    cout << "Build-Id: " << JENKINS_BUILD_ID << endl;
     cout << "Build-Type: " << FG_BUILD_TYPE << endl;
     cout << "FG_ROOT=" << globals->get_fg_root().utf8Str() << endl;
     cout << "FG_HOME=" << globals->get_fg_home().utf8Str() << endl;
@@ -2789,7 +2790,7 @@ void Options::printJSONReport() const
   cJSON_AddItemToObject(rootNode, "general", generalNode);
   cJSON_AddStringToObject(generalNode, "name", "FlightGear");
   cJSON_AddStringToObject(generalNode, "version", FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION);
-  cJSON_AddStringToObject(generalNode, "build ID", HUDSON_BUILD_ID);
+  cJSON_AddStringToObject(generalNode, "build ID", JENKINS_BUILD_ID);
   cJSON_AddStringToObject(generalNode, "build type", FG_BUILD_TYPE);
 
   cJSON *configNode = cJSON_CreateObject();
diff --git a/src/Network/flarm.cxx b/src/Network/flarm.cxx
index 0b6e634cf..43f172bea 100644
--- a/src/Network/flarm.cxx
+++ b/src/Network/flarm.cxx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <Main/fg_props.hxx>
 #include <Main/globals.hxx>
 #include <Include/version.h>
+#include <Include/build.h>
 
 #include "flarm.hxx"