diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 1336b47c6..6ce143b1f 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@
 #ifndef __VERSION_H__
 #define __VERSION_H__
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-#include "gitinfo.h"
-#endif // _WIN32
-
 const char *GetGitDescription();
 const char *GetGitHash();
 const char *GetGitTime();
@@ -45,11 +41,7 @@ const char *GetVersionString();
 
 /** Lots of different version numbers **/
 
-#ifdef GIT_DESCRIPTION
-#define VERSIONSTR GIT_DESCRIPTION
-#else
 #define VERSIONSTR "3.8pre"
-#endif
 
 // The version as seen in the Windows resource
 #define RC_FILEVERSION 3,7,9999,0
diff --git a/src/win32/zdoom.rc b/src/win32/zdoom.rc
index 325c1d064..74e019de8 100644
--- a/src/win32/zdoom.rc
+++ b/src/win32/zdoom.rc
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ BEGIN
     "            VALUE ""FileDescription"", ""GZDoom""\r\n"
     "            VALUE ""FileVersion"", RC_FILEVERSION2\r\n"
     "            VALUE ""InternalName"", ""GZDoom""\r\n"
-    "            VALUE ""LegalCopyright"", ""Copyright © 1993-1996 id Software, 1998-2010 Randy Heit, 2002-2010 Christoph Oelckers, et al.""\r\n"
+    "            VALUE ""LegalCopyright"", ""Copyright © 1993-1996 id Software, 1998-2010 Randy Heit, 2002-2010 Christoph Oelckers, et al.""\r\n"
     "            VALUE ""LegalTrademarks"", ""DoomR is a Registered Trademark of id Software, Inc.""\r\n"
     "            VALUE ""OriginalFilename"", ""gzdoom.exe""\r\n"
     "            VALUE ""ProductName"", ""GZDoom""\r\n"
-    "            VALUE ""ProductVersion"", RC_PRODUCTVERSION2\r\n"
+    "            VALUE ""ProductVersion"", GIT_VERSION\r\n"
     "        END\r\n"
     "    END\r\n"
     "    BLOCK ""VarFileInfo""\r\n"
@@ -523,14 +523,14 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "Comments", "Thanks to id Software for creating DOOM and then releasing the source code. Thanks also to TeamTNT for creating BOOM, which ZDoom is partially based on. Includes code based on the Cajun Bot 0.97 by Martin Collberg."
             VALUE "CompanyName", " "
-            VALUE "FileDescription", "GZDoom"
+            VALUE "FileDescription", "GZDoom " GIT_DESCRIPTION
             VALUE "FileVersion", RC_FILEVERSION2
             VALUE "InternalName", "GZDoom"
-            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright © 1993-1996 id Software, 1998-2010 Randy Heit, 2002-2010 Christoph Oelckers, et al."
-            VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "DoomR is a Registered Trademark of id Software, Inc."
+            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright © 1993-1996 id Software, 1998-2010 Randy Heit, 2002-2010 Christoph Oelckers, et al."
+            VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "Doom® is a Registered Trademark of id Software, Inc."
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "gzdoom.exe"
             VALUE "ProductName", "GZDoom"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", RC_PRODUCTVERSION2
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", GIT_DESCRIPTION
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"