diff --git a/modules/database/src/ioc/misc/epicsRelease.c b/modules/database/src/ioc/misc/epicsRelease.c
index f39d6f7d3..a1783fb8c 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/ioc/misc/epicsRelease.c
+++ b/modules/database/src/ioc/misc/epicsRelease.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ DBCORE_API int coreRelease(void)
     printf ( "############################################################################\n" );
     printf ( "## %s\n", epicsReleaseVersion );
     printf ( "## %s\n", "Rev. " EPICS_VCS_VERSION );
-    printf ( "## %s\n", "Date " EPICS_VCS_VERSION_DATE );
+    printf ( "## %s\n", "Rev. Date " EPICS_VCS_VERSION_DATE );
     printf ( "############################################################################\n" );
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/tools/genVersionHeader.pl b/src/tools/genVersionHeader.pl
index 081f0c77e..ebdab9b6c 100644
--- a/src/tools/genVersionHeader.pl
+++ b/src/tools/genVersionHeader.pl
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ if (!$vcs && -d "$opt_t/.git") { # Git
         $opt_V = $result;
         $vcs = 'Git';
     }
-    $cv = `git log -1 --format=%ct HEAD`;
+    $cv = `git show -s --format=%ci HEAD`;
 }
 if (!$vcs && -d "$opt_t/.svn") { # Subversion
     print "== Found <top>/.svn directory\n" if $opt_v;
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ if (!$vcs) {
 }
 
 chomp $cv;
-$opt_C=$cv;
+$opt_C=$vcs . ': ' . $cv;
 
 my $output = << "__END";
 /* Generated file, do not edit! */