diff --git a/gst/gst.c b/gst/gst.c
index ff18b0c6fa..d6fa0d4595 100644
--- a/gst/gst.c
+++ b/gst/gst.c
@@ -1457,7 +1457,7 @@ gst_version_string ()
   if (nano == 0)
     return g_strdup_printf ("GStreamer %d.%d.%d", major, minor, micro);
   else if (nano == 1)
-    return g_strdup_printf ("GStreamer %d.%d.%d (CVS)", major, minor, micro);
+    return g_strdup_printf ("GStreamer %d.%d.%d (GIT)", major, minor, micro);
   else
     return g_strdup_printf ("GStreamer %d.%d.%d (prerelease)", major, minor,
         micro);
diff --git a/gst/gstversion.h.in b/gst/gstversion.h.in
index ab0992e9a1..43c9d0e0b9 100644
--- a/gst/gstversion.h.in
+++ b/gst/gstversion.h.in
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  * GST_VERSION_NANO:
  *
  * The nano version of GStreamer at compile time:
- * Actual releases have 0, CVS versions have 1, prerelease versions have 2-...
+ * Actual releases have 0, GIT versions have 1, prerelease versions have 2-...
  */
 #define GST_VERSION_NANO (@PACKAGE_VERSION_NANO@)