diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index ff82324558..1df3d2ebb7 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ var gulp = require('gulp'),
     compass = require('gulp-compass'),
     jshint = require('gulp-jshint'),
     jscs = require('gulp-jscs'),
+    replace = require('gulp-replace-task'),
     karma = require('karma'),
     path = require('path'),
     paths = {
@@ -55,6 +56,14 @@ var gulp = require('gulp'),
         compass: {
             sass: __dirname,
             css: paths.assets
+        },
+        replace: {
+            variables: {
+                version: "unknown version",
+                timestamp: "unknown timestamp",
+                revision: "unknown revision",
+                branch: "unknown branch"
+            }
         }
     };
 
@@ -63,6 +72,7 @@ gulp.task('scripts', function () {
         .pipe(sourcemaps.init())
         .pipe(requirejsOptimize(options.requirejsOptimize))
         .pipe(sourcemaps.write('.'))
+        .pipe(replace(options.replace))
         .pipe(gulp.dest(paths.dist));
 });
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index af5fe25ba4..793aa31ab5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "gulp-compass": "^2.1.0",
     "gulp-jscs": "^3.0.2",
     "gulp-jshint": "^2.0.0",
+    "gulp-replace-task": "^0.11.0",
     "gulp-requirejs-optimize": "^0.3.1",
     "gulp-sourcemaps": "^1.6.0",
     "jasmine-core": "^2.3.0",
diff --git a/platform/core/bundle.js b/platform/core/bundle.js
index f1c93405fc..a2a3842476 100644
--- a/platform/core/bundle.js
+++ b/platform/core/bundle.js
@@ -99,25 +99,25 @@ define([
             "versions": [
                 {
                     "name": "Version",
-                    "value": "${project.version}",
+                    "value": "@@version",
                     "priority": 999
                 },
                 {
                     "name": "Built",
-                    "value": "${timestamp}",
+                    "value": "@@timestamp",
                     "description": "The date on which this version of the client was built.",
                     "priority": 990
                 },
                 {
                     "name": "Revision",
-                    "value": "${buildNumber}",
+                    "value": "@@revision",
                     "description": "A unique revision identifier for the client sources.",
                     "priority": 995
                 },
                 {
                     "name": "Branch",
-                    "value": "${scmBranch}",
-                    "description": "The date on which this version of the client was built.",
+                    "value": "@@branch",
+                    "description": "The name of the branch that was used during the build.",
                     "priority": 994
                 }
             ],