diff --git a/web/html/account.php b/web/html/account.php
index 3d981715..9caada42 100644
--- a/web/html/account.php
+++ b/web/html/account.php
@@ -155,6 +155,6 @@ if (isset($_COOKIE["AURSID"])) {
 echo "  </div>";
 echo "</div>";
 
-html_footer("\$Id$");
+html_footer(AUR_VERSION);
 # vim: ts=2 sw=2 noet ft=php
 ?>
diff --git a/web/html/hacker.php b/web/html/hacker.php
index ef54bb63..d288a5e6 100644
--- a/web/html/hacker.php
+++ b/web/html/hacker.php
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ print "<p>\n";
 print __("If this problem persists, please contact the site administrator.");
 print "</p>\n";
 
-html_footer("\$Id$");
+html_footer(AUR_VERSION);
 # vim: ts=2 sw=2 noet ft=php
 ?>
diff --git a/web/html/index.php b/web/html/index.php
index ebac81b8..b379d4d1 100644
--- a/web/html/index.php
+++ b/web/html/index.php
@@ -358,6 +358,6 @@ echo "</div>\n";
 # End Table 1
 echo "  </div>";
 echo "</div>";
-html_footer("<b>Version 1.4.0</b>");
+html_footer(AUR_VERSION);
 # vim: ts=2 sw=2 noet ft=php
 ?>
diff --git a/web/html/logout.php b/web/html/logout.php
index 0d0f15e1..0b275b86 100644
--- a/web/html/logout.php
+++ b/web/html/logout.php
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ if (isset($_COOKIE["AURSID"])) {
 header('Location: index.php');
 exit;
 
-html_footer("\$Id$");
+html_footer(AUR_VERSION);
 # vim: ts=2 sw=2 noet ft=php
 ?>
diff --git a/web/html/packages.php b/web/html/packages.php
index 0559060c..2ae3bf00 100644
--- a/web/html/packages.php
+++ b/web/html/packages.php
@@ -600,6 +600,6 @@ if (isset($_REQUEST["do_Flag"])) {
 
 }
 
-html_footer("\$Id$");
+html_footer(AUR_VERSION);
 # vim: ts=2 sw=2 noet ft=php
 ?>
diff --git a/web/html/pkgedit.php b/web/html/pkgedit.php
index e617b75e..c1169f48 100644
--- a/web/html/pkgedit.php
+++ b/web/html/pkgedit.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if (isset($_COOKIE["AURSID"])) {
 if (!$atype) {
 	print __("You must be logged in before you can edit package information.");
 	print "<br />\n";
-	html_footer($svn_idstr);
+	html_footer(AUR_VERSION);
 	exit();
 }
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if (!$atype) {
 if (!$_REQUEST["ID"]) {
 	print __("Missing package ID.");
 	print "<br />\n";
-	html_footer($svn_idstr);
+	html_footer(AUR_VERSION);
 }
 
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ if ($_REQUEST["del_Comment"]) {
 		print __("Missing comment ID.")."<br />\n";
 	}
 	pkgdetails_link($_REQUEST["ID"]);
-	html_footer($svn_idstr);
+	html_footer(AUR_VERSION);
 	exit();
 }
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ if ($_REQUEST["add_Comment"]) {
 		print "<input type='reset' value=\"".__("Reset")."\">\n";
 		print "</form>\n";
 	}
-	html_footer($svn_idstr);
+	html_footer(AUR_VERSION);
 	exit();
 }
 
@@ -171,13 +171,13 @@ if ($_REQUEST["change_Category"]) {
 		print "</form>\n";
 
 	}
-	html_footer($svn_idstr);
+	html_footer(AUR_VERSION);
 	exit();
 }
 
 print __("You've found a bug if you see this....")."<br />\n";
 
-html_footer($svn_idstr);   # Use the $Id$ keyword
+html_footer(AUR_VERSION);   # Use the $Id$ keyword
                            # NOTE: when checking in a new file, use
                            # 'svn propset svn:keywords "Id" filename.php'
                            # to tell svn to expand the "Id" keyword.
diff --git a/web/html/pkgsubmit.php b/web/html/pkgsubmit.php
index abccd662..6e754bf6 100644
--- a/web/html/pkgsubmit.php
+++ b/web/html/pkgsubmit.php
@@ -669,6 +669,6 @@ if ($_COOKIE["AURSID"]) {
 }
 echo "  </div>\n";
 echo "</div>\n";
-html_footer("\$Id$");
+html_footer(AUR_VERSION);
 # vim: ts=2 sw=2 noet ft=php
 ?>
diff --git a/web/html/template.php b/web/html/template.php
index 175ba0b4..6a158de8 100644
--- a/web/html/template.php
+++ b/web/html/template.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ html_header();              # print out the HTML header
 print __("Hi, this is worth reading!")."<br />\n";
 
 
-html_footer("\$Id$");      # Use the $Id$ keyword
+html_footer(AUR_VERSION);      # Use the $Id$ keyword
                            # NOTE: when checking in a new file, use
                            # 'svn propset svn:keywords "Id" filename.php'
                            # to tell svn to expand the "Id" keyword.
diff --git a/web/html/timeout.php b/web/html/timeout.php
index 94a86373..96a3e2ee 100644
--- a/web/html/timeout.php
+++ b/web/html/timeout.php
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ print "<p>\n";
 print __("Click on the Home link above to log in.");
 print "</p>\n";
 
-html_footer("\$Id$");
+html_footer(AUR_VERSION);
 # vim: ts=2 sw=2 noet ft=php
 ?>
diff --git a/web/lib/config.inc.proto b/web/lib/config.inc.proto
index bad94a0c..16ce2add 100644
--- a/web/lib/config.inc.proto
+++ b/web/lib/config.inc.proto
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ define( "USERNAME_MAX_LEN", 16 );
 define( "PASSWD_MIN_LEN", 4 );
 define( "PASSWD_MAX_LEN", 128 );
 
+define( "AUR_VERSION", "<b>Version 1.4.0</b>" );
 
 $LOGIN_TIMEOUT = 7200;           # number of idle seconds before timeout