diff --git a/tools/generateReleaseInfo b/tools/generateReleaseInfo
index 4b3d8f427..79189ad44 100755
--- a/tools/generateReleaseInfo
+++ b/tools/generateReleaseInfo
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-hgBranch="`hg branch`"
-hgLatesttag="`hg parents --template '{latesttag}'`"
-hgLatesttagdistance="`hg parents --template '{latesttagdistance}'`"
-hgChangeset="`hg parents --template '{node|short}'`"
+gitBranch="`git symbolic-ref --short -q HEAD`"
+gitVersion="`git describe --tags --always`"
+gitLatesttag="`echo $gitVersion | sed 's/-.*//'`"
+gitLatesttagdistance="`echo $gitVersion | sed 's/.*-\(.*\)-g.*/\1/'`"
+gitChangeset="`git rev-parse --verify HEAD`"
 
-echo "set(HG_BRANCH $hgBranch)
-set(HG_VERSION $hgLatesttag.$hgLatesttagdistance)
-set(HG_CHANGESET $hgChangeset)
-set(HG_TAGDISTANCE $hgLatesttagdistance)" > ReleaseInfo.cmake
+echo "set(GIT_BRANCH $gitBranch)
+set(GIT_VERSION $gitLatesttag.$gitLatesttagdistance)
+set(GIT_CHANGESET $gitChangeset)
+set(GIT_TAGDISTANCE $gitLatesttagdistance)" > ReleaseInfo.cmake
 
diff --git a/tools/generateReleaseInfo.bat b/tools/generateReleaseInfo.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index a8ac1289e..000000000
--- a/tools/generateReleaseInfo.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-@echo off
-for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('hg branch') do @set hgBranch=%%a
-for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('hg parents --template "{latesttag}"') do @set hgLatesttag=%%a
-for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('hg parents --template "{latesttagdistance}"') do @set hgLatesttagdistance=%%a
-for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('hg parents --template "{node|short}"') do @set hgChangeset=%%a
-
-echo set(HG_BRANCH %hgBranch%) > ReleaseInfo.cmake
-echo set(HG_VERSION %hgLatesttag%.%hgLatesttagdistance%) >> ReleaseInfo.cmake
-echo set(HG_CHANGESET %hgChangeset%) >> ReleaseInfo.cmake
-echo set(HG_TAGDISTANCE %hgLatesttagdistance%) >> ReleaseInfo.cmake
-