diff --git a/build-ubunturepo b/build-ubunturepo
index ab07debd0..a9a2a7e92 100755
--- a/build-ubunturepo
+++ b/build-ubunturepo
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ then
         REL=`basename $t`
     fi
 
+    ver=`cat Version`
     if [ "$PROMOTE" != 1 ]; then
         #get the version
         echo "svn --quiet update Version"