diff --git a/scripts/compilePlum.sh b/scripts/compilePlum.sh
index 3ce183eb0edf73c4bbd1f6f4e8cc0295ad15a82e..41de1bd4af379b0b3b529eec976bfae4c1aa343c 100755
--- a/scripts/compilePlum.sh
+++ b/scripts/compilePlum.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 cd /exports/csce/eddie/geos/groups/LURG/models/PLUM/plumv2
 
 buildbase=/exports/csce/eddie/geos/groups/LURG/models/PLUM/build
-buildver="$(hg identify --num)"
+buildver="$(git rev-list --count HEAD)"
 builddir=$buildbase/$buildver
 
 echo "Building version: $buildver into $builddir"