diff --git a/src/libCom/misc/makeEpicsVersion.pl b/src/libCom/misc/makeEpicsVersion.pl
index cbcc7c51e..bb3cc36d3 100644
--- a/src/libCom/misc/makeEpicsVersion.pl
+++ b/src/libCom/misc/makeEpicsVersion.pl
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ print OUT "#define BASE_REVISION       $rev\n";
 print OUT "#define BASE_MODIFICATION   $mod\n";
 print OUT "#define BASE_UPDATE_NAME    $upd_name\n";
 print OUT "#define BASE_UPDATE_LEVEL   $upd_level\n";
-print OUT "#define BASE_VERSION_STRING \"EPICS Version $ver_str\"\n";
+print OUT "#define BASE_VERSION_STRING \"EPICS Base $ver_str\"\n";
 print OUT "#define epicsReleaseVersion \"@(#)Version R$ver_str $cvs_tag $cvs_date\"\n";
 
 print OUT "\/* EPICS_* defs are only for backward compatibility.*\/\n"; 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ print OUT "#define EPICS_REVISION       $rev\n";
 print OUT "#define EPICS_MODIFICATION   $mod\n";
 print OUT "#define EPICS_UPDATE_NAME    $upd_name\n";
 print OUT "#define EPICS_UPDATE_LEVEL   $upd_level\n";
-print OUT "#define EPICS_VERSION_STRING \"EPICS Version R$ver_str $cvs_tag\"\n";
+print OUT "#define EPICS_VERSION_STRING \"EPICS Version $ver_str\"\n";
 
 close OUT;