diff --git a/gramps/gen/const.py b/gramps/gen/const.py
index b45b60a5b5a..e6a68acfec7 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/const.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/const.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 git_revision = get_git_revision(ROOT_DIR).replace('\n', '')
 if sys.platform == 'win32' and git_revision == "":
     git_revision = get_git_revision(os.path.split(ROOT_DIR)[1])
-VERSION += git_revision
+#VERSION += git_revision
 #VERSION += "-1"
 
 #
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 COPYRIGHT_MSG = "© 2001-2006 Donald N. Allingham\n" \
-                "© 2007-2019 The Gramps Developers"
+                "© 2007-2020 The Gramps Developers"
 COMMENTS = _("Gramps\n (Genealogical Research and Analysis "
              "Management Programming System)\n"
              "is a personal genealogy program.")
diff --git a/gramps/gui/grampsgui.py b/gramps/gui/grampsgui.py
index 1b603fdcf5a..5691480f037 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/grampsgui.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/grampsgui.py
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ def _display_welcome_message(parent=None):
     Display a welcome message to the user.
     (This docstring seems very legacy/historical, not accurate.)
     """
-    _display_generic_message("master", 'behavior.betawarn', parent=parent)
+    #_display_generic_message("master", 'behavior.betawarn', parent=parent)
 
 def _display_generic_message(warning_type, config_key, parent=None):
     """