diff --git a/openslides/__init__.py b/openslides/__init__.py
index a9fc81a12..80ed9bb5e 100644
--- a/openslides/__init__.py
+++ b/openslides/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
     :license: GNU GPL, see LICENSE for more details.
 """
 
-VERSION = (1, 3, 0, 'beta', 2)
+VERSION = (1, 3, 0, 'final', 0) # During development it is the next release
+RELEASE = False
 
 
 def get_version(version=None):
@@ -16,29 +17,33 @@ def get_version(version=None):
     if version is None:
         version = VERSION
     assert len(version) == 5
-    assert version[3] in ('dev', 'alpha', 'beta', 'rc', 'final')
-
+    assert version[3] in ('alpha', 'beta', 'rc', 'final')
     # Now build the two parts of the version number:
     # main = X.Y[.Z]
     # sub = {a|b|c}N for alpha, beta and rc releases
-    #       git's commit id is added
-
+    # Add '-dev', if it is not a release commit
     main_parts = 2 if version[2] == 0 else 3
     main = '.'.join(str(x) for x in version[:main_parts])
-
     if version[3] != 'final':
-        if version[3] == 'dev':
-            try:
-                git_head_path = '.git/' + open('.git/HEAD', 'r').read()[5:].rstrip()
-            except IOError:
-                git_commit_id = 'unknown'
-            else:
-                import os
-                git_commit_id = open(os.path.abspath(git_head_path), 'r').read().rstrip()
-            sub = '-%s%s' % (version[3], git_commit_id)
-        else:
-            sub = '-' + version[3] + str(version[4])
+        mapping = {'alpha': 'a', 'beta': 'b', 'rc': 'c'}
+        sub = mapping[version[3]] + str(version[4])
     else:
         sub = ''
-
+    if not RELEASE:
+        sub += '-dev'
     return main + sub
+
+
+def get_git_commit_id():
+    """
+    Catches the commit id of the git head.
+    """
+    try:
+        git_head = open('.git/HEAD', 'r').read().rstrip()
+        if True: #starts with 'ref: '
+            git_commit_id = open('.git/%s' % git_head[5:], 'r').read().rstrip()
+        else:
+            git_commit_id = git_head
+    except IOError:
+        git_commit_id = 'unknown'
+    return str(git_commit_id)
diff --git a/openslides/config/views.py b/openslides/config/views.py
index e93e08f18..a84567c43 100644
--- a/openslides/config/views.py
+++ b/openslides/config/views.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 
-from openslides import get_version
+from openslides import get_version, get_git_commit_id, RELEASE
 
 from openslides.utils.template import Tab
 from openslides.utils.views import FormView, TemplateView
@@ -94,7 +94,14 @@ class VersionConfig(TemplateView):
 
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         context = super(VersionConfig, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)
-        context['versions'] = [('OpenSlides', get_version())]
+
+        # OpenSlides version. During development the git commit id is added.
+        openslides_version_string = get_version()
+        if not RELEASE:
+            openslides_version_string += ' Commit: %s' % get_git_commit_id()
+        context['versions'] = [('OpenSlides', openslides_version_string)]
+
+        # Version of plugins.
         for plugin in settings.INSTALLED_PLUGINS:
             try:
                 mod = import_module(plugin)
@@ -105,7 +112,6 @@ class VersionConfig(TemplateView):
                 plugin_name = mod.NAME
             except AttributeError:
                 plugin_name = mod.__name__.split('.')[0]
-
             context['versions'].append((plugin_name, plugin_version))
         return context