diff --git a/build b/build
index 3f8331a..438dc4c 100755
--- a/build
+++ b/build
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ initcmd()
 	case "${1}" in
 	help) usage ${0} ;;
 	list) items "script" ;;
-	version) mkversion ;;
+	version) printf "%s\n" "$relname" ;;
 	release) shift 1; mkrelease $@ ;;
 	*)
 		script_path="script/${1}"
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ usage()
 {
 	progname=${0}
 	cat <<- EOF
-	$(mkversion)
+	$relname
 
 	USAGE:	${progname} <OPTION>
 
@@ -199,12 +199,6 @@ fetch_trees()
 	x_ rm -Rf tmp .git
 }
 
-mkversion()
-{
-	printf "revision: %s %s\n" "$projectname" "$version"
-	printf "revision date: %s\n" "$(date -Rud @${versiondate})"
-}
-
 cbmk_exit()
 {
 	tmp_cleanup || err_ "cbmk_exit: can't rm tmpdir upon exit $1: $tmpdir"