diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 6ae8ee7af..4175dd6b3 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Vagrantfile export-ignore
 .puppet* eol=lf
 
 # Include version information on `git archive'
-/application/VERSION export-subst
+/application/GITCOMMIT export-subst
diff --git a/application/VERSION b/application/GITCOMMIT
similarity index 100%
rename from application/VERSION
rename to application/GITCOMMIT
diff --git a/icingaweb2.spec b/icingaweb2.spec
index 3ea135589..fc221974e 100644
--- a/icingaweb2.spec
+++ b/icingaweb2.spec
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{basedir}/application/forms
 %{basedir}/application/layouts
 %{basedir}/application/views
-%{basedir}/application/VERSION
+%{basedir}/application/GITCOMMIT
 %{basedir}/doc
 %{basedir}/modules
 %{basedir}/public
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Application/Version.php b/library/Icinga/Application/Version.php
index 0aa29314f..7d8f54fbf 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Application/Version.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Application/Version.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Version
      */
     public static function get()
     {
-        if (false !== ($appVersion = @file_get_contents(Icinga::app()->getApplicationDir('VERSION')))) {
+        if (false !== ($appVersion = @file_get_contents(Icinga::app()->getApplicationDir('GITCOMMIT')))) {
             $matches = array();
             if (@preg_match('/^(?P<gitCommitID>\w+) (?P<gitCommitDate>\S+)/', $appVersion, $matches)) {
                 $matches['appVersion'] = self::VERSION;