diff --git a/core/about.cpp b/core/about.cpp
index 55733a580..d17a24cdc 100644
--- a/core/about.cpp
+++ b/core/about.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ AboutScreen::AboutScreen(wxWindow *parent)
 	wxString aboutString;
 	wxString translatorCredit = _("Translated into LANGUAGE by PERSON\n");
 	if (translatorCredit == _T("Translated into LANGUAGE by PERSON\n")) translatorCredit.Clear();
-	aboutString += wxString(_T("Aegisub ")) + GetAegisubVersionString() + _(" by ArchMage ZeratuL.\n");
+	aboutString += wxString(_T("Aegisub ")) + GetAegisubShortVersionString() + _(" by ArchMage ZeratuL.\n");
 	aboutString += _("Copyright (c) 2005-2006 - Rodrigo Braz Monteiro.\n\n");
 	aboutString += _("Automation module is Copyright (c) 2005-2006 Niels Martin Hansen (aka jfs).\n");
 	aboutString += _("Motion tracker module is Copyright (c) 2006 Hajo Krabbenhoeft (aka Tentacle).\n");
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ AboutScreen::AboutScreen(wxWindow *parent)
 	aboutString += _("Manual by ArchMage ZeratuL, jfs, movax, Kobi, TheFluff and Jcubed.\n");
 	aboutString += _("Forum and bug tracker hosting by Bot1.\n");
 	aboutString += translatorCredit;
-	aboutString += _("\nSee the help file for full credits.");
+	aboutString += _("\nSee the help file for full credits.\n");
+	aboutString += wxString::Format(_("Built by %s on %s."), GetAegisubBuildCredit().c_str(), GetAegisubBuildTime().c_str());
 
 	// Text sizer
 	wxSizer *TextSizer = new wxBoxSizer(wxVERTICAL);
diff --git a/core/ass_file.cpp b/core/ass_file.cpp
index ae18aa9fc..e2103ab86 100644
--- a/core/ass_file.cpp
+++ b/core/ass_file.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void AssFile::Load (const wxString _filename,const wxString charset) {
 	loaded = true;
 
 	// Add comments and set vars
-	AddComment(_T("Script generated by Aegisub ") + GetAegisubVersionString());
+	AddComment(_T("Script generated by Aegisub ") + GetAegisubLongVersionString());
 	AddComment(_T("http://www.aegisub.net"));
 	SetScriptInfo(_T("ScriptType"),_T("v4.00+"));
 	AddToRecent(_filename);
diff --git a/core/build/make-svn-rev-header.py b/core/build/make-svn-rev-header.py
index 97e90dcea..705382f8b 100644
--- a/core/build/make-svn-rev-header.py
+++ b/core/build/make-svn-rev-header.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # as described in version.cpp
 
 from xml.dom.minidom import parse
+from time import gmtime, strftime
 
 entries_file = parse('../.svn/entries')
 
@@ -24,4 +25,5 @@ outfile = file("svn-revision.h", "w+")
 outfile.write("// This file is automatically generated by make-svn-rev-header.py\n")
 outfile.write("// Do not modify or add to revision control\n\n")
 outfile.write("#define BUILD_SVN_REVISION " + revision + "\n")
+outfile.write("#define BUILD_TIMESTAMP \"" + strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S +0000", gmtime()) + "\"\n")
 outfile.close()
diff --git a/core/frame_main.cpp b/core/frame_main.cpp
index af0107826..7d479dfa9 100644
--- a/core/frame_main.cpp
+++ b/core/frame_main.cpp
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ void FrameMain::UpdateTitle() {
 		newTitle << file.GetFullName();
 	}
 	else newTitle << _T("Untitled");
-	newTitle << _T(" - Aegisub ") << GetAegisubVersionString();
+	newTitle << _T(" - Aegisub ") << GetAegisubLongVersionString();
 
 	// Get current title
 	wxString curTitle = GetTitle();
diff --git a/core/readme.txt b/core/readme.txt
index 14e8fc4e1..9debdc325 100644
--- a/core/readme.txt
+++ b/core/readme.txt
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ Include:
   include
 Libraries:
   lib
+  
+6. Install a Python interpreter if you don't have one already, you will NEED it to run a script during the
+build process.
+http://www.python.org/download
 
 Building instructions (aegisub):
 
@@ -81,7 +85,19 @@ Building instructions (aegisub):
 
 3.1. OPTIONAL - Define NO_SPELLCHECKER if you want to compile without aspell support.
 
-4. Add the libraries to the linker input. If you compiled portaudio with wmme you have to remove dsound.lib and srmiids.lib
+4. Set up the build-versioning stuff.
+
+4.1. Open projects settings and select All Configurations. Go to Build Events, Pre-build Event.
+Change the Command Line to the following two lines (click "..."):
+  cd $(InputDir)\core\build
+  c:\python24\python.exe make-svn-rev-header.py
+You'll obviously want to change the path to the Python interpreter.
+
+4.2 Create the file core/build/build-credit.h and add this line to it:
+  #define BUILD_CREDIT "yournick"
+Of course without indendation and replacing the yournick part.
+
+5. Add the libraries to the linker input. If you compiled portaudio with wmme you have to remove dsound.lib and srmiids.lib
 and replace PAStaticDS*.lib with the wmme version. Remove libaspell-15-dll.lib if you defined NO_SPELLCHECKER.
 
 Link to these libraries for release:
@@ -90,4 +106,4 @@ freetype2110MT.lib libaspell-15-dll.lib wxzlib.lib wxpng.lib wxregexu.lib wxmsw2
 Link to these libraries for debug:
 freetype2110MT_D.lib libaspell-15-dll.lib dsound.lib PAStaticDSMTd.lib Vfw32.lib lua50MTd.lib wxzlibd.lib wxpngd.lib wxregexud.lib wxbase26ud.lib wxmsw26ud_media.lib wxmsw26ud_core.lib wxmsw26ud_adv.lib comctl32.lib rpcrt4.lib winmm.lib advapi32.lib wsock32.lib strmiids.lib
 
-5. Compile and wait.
\ No newline at end of file
+6. Compile and wait.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/version.cpp b/core/version.cpp
index 1d1c52b46..7816927a3 100644
--- a/core/version.cpp
+++ b/core/version.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2005, Rodrigo Braz Monteiro
+// Copyright (c) 2005, Niels Martin Hansen
 // All rights reserved.
 //
 // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -30,24 +30,85 @@
 // AEGISUB
 //
 // Website: http://aegisub.cellosoft.com
-// Contact: mailto:zeratul@cellosoft.com
+// Contact: mailto:jiifurusu@gmail.com
 //
 
-// A note about this file:
-// You can exclude version.cpp from your build (but still include version.h),
-// and instead provide your own, custom version.cpp file, call it eg.
-// my_version.cpp. This way you can easily provide a custom build notice.
-//
-// If you often distribute SVN builds you are encouraged to label your builds
-// in this manner.
-
 #include <wx/string.h>
+#include <wx/datetime.h>
 #include "version.h"
 
-wxString GetAegisubVersionString() {
-#ifdef _DEBUG
-	return _T("v1.10 Beta (debug)");
-#else
-	return _T("v1.10 Beta PRE-RELEASE");
+// This include is generated by build/make-svn-rev-header.py
+// That script should be run before every build is initiated
+#include "build/svn-revision.h"
+
+// Either create a build/build-credit.h file defining BUILD_CREDIT,
+// or define it during compilation of this file
+#ifndef BUILD_CREDIT
+#include "build/build-credit.h"
 #endif
+
+// If the BUILD_SVN_REVISION happens to be zero or less, the build is assumed to be a public-release build (ie. not prerel)
+// So manually edit build/svn-revision.h to match that, when doing such a build, or add some other magic to do that.
+
+struct VersionInfoStruct {
+	// Some raw data
+	wxChar *VersionNumber;
+	bool IsDebug;
+	int SvnRev;
+	wxChar *BuildTime;
+	wxChar *BuildCredit;
+
+	// Nice strings for display
+	wxString LongVersionString;
+	wxString ShortVersionString;
+
+	// Generate the above data
+	VersionInfoStruct() {
+		// Update this whenever a new version is release
+		VersionNumber = _T("v1.10");
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+		IsDebug = true;
+#else
+		IsDebug = false;
+#endif
+		SvnRev = BUILD_SVN_REVISION;
+		BuildTime = _T(BUILD_TIMESTAMP);
+		BuildCredit = _T(BUILD_CREDIT);
+
+		if (IsDebug && SvnRev > 0) {
+			LongVersionString = wxString::Format(_T("%s PRE-RELEASE (debug, svn %d, %s)"), VersionNumber, SvnRev, BuildCredit);
+			ShortVersionString = wxString::Format(_T("%s svn %d debug"), VersionNumber, SvnRev);
+
+		} else if (IsDebug && SvnRev <= 0) {
+			LongVersionString = wxString::Format(_T("%s beta (debug, %s)"), VersionNumber, BuildCredit);
+			ShortVersionString = wxString::Format(_T("%s beta debug"), VersionNumber);
+
+		} else if (SvnRev > 0) {
+			LongVersionString = wxString::Format(_T("%s PRE-RELEASE (svn %d, %s)"), VersionNumber, SvnRev, BuildCredit);
+			ShortVersionString = wxString::Format(_T("%s svn %d PRE-RELEASE"), VersionNumber, SvnRev);
+
+		} else {
+			ShortVersionString = LongVersionString = wxString::Format(_T("%s beta"), VersionNumber);
+		}
+	}
+};
+
+
+VersionInfoStruct versioninfo;
+
+
+wxString GetAegisubLongVersionString() {
+	return versioninfo.LongVersionString;
+}
+
+wxString GetAegisubShortVersionString() {
+	return versioninfo.ShortVersionString;
+}
+
+wxString GetAegisubBuildTime() {
+	return versioninfo.BuildTime;
+}
+
+wxString GetAegisubBuildCredit() {
+	return versioninfo.BuildCredit;
 }
diff --git a/core/version.h b/core/version.h
index abc78402f..f7fbe5575 100644
--- a/core/version.h
+++ b/core/version.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2005, Rodrigo Braz Monteiro
+// Copyright (c) 2005, Niels Martin Hansen
 // All rights reserved.
 //
 // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -30,9 +30,16 @@
 // AEGISUB
 //
 // Website: http://aegisub.cellosoft.com
-// Contact: mailto:zeratul@cellosoft.com
+// Contact: mailto:jiifurusu@gmail.com
 //
 
 class wxString;
 
-wxString GetAegisubVersionString();
+// Version string appended in title bar of main window (quick identification of all elements of a build)
+wxString GetAegisubLongVersionString();
+// Version string used in About box, looks nicer
+wxString GetAegisubShortVersionString();
+// Timestamp of build, only shown in About box
+wxString GetAegisubBuildTime();
+// Name of who built the binary
+wxString GetAegisubBuildCredit();