diff --git a/api/baseapi.cpp b/api/baseapi.cpp
index d5b6357551..e03642bb08 100644
--- a/api/baseapi.cpp
+++ b/api/baseapi.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ TessBaseAPI::~TessBaseAPI() {
  * Returns the version identifier as a static string. Do not delete.
  */
 const char* TessBaseAPI::Version() {
-#if defined(DEBUG) && defined(GIT_REV)
+#if defined(GIT_REV) && (defined(DEBUG) || defined(_DEBUG))
   return GIT_REV;
 #else
   return TESSERACT_VERSION_STR;
diff --git a/vs2010/port/vcsversion.h b/vs2010/port/vcsversion.h
index e93cd405ad..a01a411b67 100644
--- a/vs2010/port/vcsversion.h
+++ b/vs2010/port/vcsversion.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define GIT_REV "3.03-rc1-159-g035b324" 
+#define GIT_REV "3.04-rc1-69-gaec22a4" 
diff --git a/vs2010/version.bat b/vs2010/version.bat
index 6a6d7ce4f5..68e6882880 100644
--- a/vs2010/version.bat
+++ b/vs2010/version.bat
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-REM @echo off
-FOR /F "tokens=*" %%i IN ('call git describe --always') DO echo #define GIT_REV "%%i" > ..\port\vcsversion.h
\ No newline at end of file
+@echo off
+FOR /F "tokens=*" %%i IN ('call git describe --tags --always') DO echo #define GIT_REV "%%i" > ..\port\vcsversion.h
\ No newline at end of file