diff --git a/genvers.sh b/genvers.sh
index 3da91d7ec6..7b2685546f 100755
--- a/genvers.sh
+++ b/genvers.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 MAJOR=0
 MINOR=1
 BUILD=`date +%s`
-REVISION=`svnversion | sed s/:// | sed s/M//`
+REVISION=`svnversion . | sed s/:// | sed s/M//`
 REALREVISION=`svnversion`
 cat src/VersionInfo.cs.template | sed s/@@VERSION/"$MAJOR.$MINOR, Build $BUILD, Revision $REALREVISION"/g >src/VersionInfo.cs
 echo -n $MAJOR.$MINOR.*.$REVISION >VERSION