--- repoze/what/release.py.orig	2009-08-10 10:36:03.000000000 -0400

+++ repoze/what/release.py	2009-08-10 10:36:40.000000000 -0400

@@ -24,10 +24,7 @@

 import os

-_here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))

-_root = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(_here))

-

-version = open(os.path.join(_root, 'VERSION.txt')).readline().rstrip()

+version = '$VERSION' 

 # The major version: If version=='3.0.2rc4', the major version is int(3).

 major_version = int(version.split('.')[0])