diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 2d57410f..7aff9426 100755
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ def cmd_bdist(options, args):
     
     if os.path.exists(tarfilename):
         os.remove(tarfilename)
-    msg("Archiving Phoenix binaries...")
+    msg("Archiving Phoenix binaries to %s..." % tarfilename)
     tarball = tarfile.open(name=tarfilename, mode="w:gz")
     tarball.add('wx', opj(rootname, 'wx'), 
                 filter=lambda info: None if '.svn' in info.name \
@@ -1494,6 +1494,8 @@ def cmd_setrev(options, args):
     f = open('REV.txt', 'w')
     f.write(svnrev)
     f.close()
+    cfg = Config()
+    cfg.resetVersion()
     msg('REV.txt set to "%s"' % svnrev)    
         
     
diff --git a/buildbot/master.cfg b/buildbot/master.cfg
index fffb19ff..47eae221 100644
--- a/buildbot/master.cfg
+++ b/buildbot/master.cfg
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ def makeFactory(port, buildType='buildOnly', pyVer='2.7'):
 
 
     if buildType == 'docs':
-        cmd = 'python -u build.py setrev %s dox touch etg sip build wxlib sphinx docs_bdist sdist --upload_package' % pyVer
+        cmd = 'python -u build.py %s setrev dox touch etg sip build wxlib sphinx docs_bdist sdist --upload_package' % pyVer
     else:
-        cmd = 'python -u build.py setrev %s %s dox touch etg --nodoc sip build' % (pyVer, clean)
+        cmd = 'python -u build.py %s %s setrev dox touch etg --nodoc sip build' % (pyVer, clean)
         if port == 'osx':
             if buildType == 'buildOnly':
                 # Only build one arch for the normal builds, so dependency
diff --git a/buildtools/config.py b/buildtools/config.py
index 99589935..da01b026 100644
--- a/buildtools/config.py
+++ b/buildtools/config.py
@@ -91,27 +91,9 @@ class Configuration(object):
     
     def __init__(self, noWxConfig=False):
         self.CLEANUP = list()
-        # load the version numbers into this instance's namespace
-        versionfile = opj(os.path.split(__file__)[0], 'version.py')
-        myExecfile(versionfile, self.__dict__)
-
-        # Include the subversion revision in the version number? REV.txt can
-        # be created using the build.py setrev command. If it doesn't exist
-        # then the version number is built without a revision number. IOW, it
-        # is a release build.  (In theory)
-        if os.path.exists('REV.txt'):
-            f = open('REV.txt')
-            self.VER_FLAGS = '-' + f.read().strip()
-            f.close()
-            
-        self.VERSION = "%s.%s.%s.%s%s" % (self.VER_MAJOR, 
-                                          self.VER_MINOR, 
-                                          self.VER_RELEASE,
-                                          self.VER_SUBREL, 
-                                          self.VER_FLAGS)
         
-        self.WXDLLVER = '%d%d' % (self.VER_MAJOR, self.VER_MINOR)
-
+        self.resetVersion()
+        
         # change the PORT default for wxMac
         if sys.platform[:6] == "darwin":
             self.WXPORT = 'osx_cocoa'
@@ -342,6 +324,29 @@ class Configuration(object):
     # ---------------------------------------------------------------
     # Helper functions
     
+    def resetVersion(self):
+        # load the version numbers into this instance's namespace
+        versionfile = opj(os.path.split(__file__)[0], 'version.py')
+        myExecfile(versionfile, self.__dict__)
+
+        # Include the subversion revision in the version number? REV.txt can
+        # be created using the build.py setrev command. If it doesn't exist
+        # then the version number is built without a revision number. IOW, it
+        # is a release build.  (In theory)
+        if os.path.exists('REV.txt'):
+            f = open('REV.txt')
+            self.VER_FLAGS = '-' + f.read().strip()
+            f.close()
+            
+        self.VERSION = "%s.%s.%s.%s%s" % (self.VER_MAJOR, 
+                                          self.VER_MINOR, 
+                                          self.VER_RELEASE,
+                                          self.VER_SUBREL, 
+                                          self.VER_FLAGS)
+        
+        self.WXDLLVER = '%d%d' % (self.VER_MAJOR, self.VER_MINOR)
+        
+    
     def parseCmdLine(self):
         self.debug = '--debug' in sys.argv or '-g' in sys.argv