diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 99557679b7..e5dd84d854 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@ UpdateResources.bat    export-ignore
 BuildVersion.bat    export-ignore
 *.sln    export-ignore
 WindowsInstaller    export-ignore
+Version.h.in    export-subst
+
diff --git a/src/Build/Version.h.in b/src/Build/Version.h.in
index ac7a33ee4e..d767187516 100644
--- a/src/Build/Version.h.in
+++ b/src/Build/Version.h.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #define FCVersionMajor "0"
 #define FCVersionMinor "13"
 #define FCVersionName  "Vulcan"
-
+// test: $Format:Hash (%H), Date: %ci$
 #define FCRevision      "$WCREV$"      //Highest committed revision number
 #define FCRevisionDate  "$WCDATE$"     //Date of highest committed revision
 #define FCRepositoryURL "$WCURL$"      //Repository URL of the working copy