diff --git a/guides/rails_guides/generator.rb b/guides/rails_guides/generator.rb
index 3b124ef236..a53d34a279 100644
--- a/guides/rails_guides/generator.rb
+++ b/guides/rails_guides/generator.rb
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ module RailsGuides
       @warnings = ENV['WARNINGS'] == '1'
       @all      = ENV['ALL']      == '1'
       @kindle   = ENV['KINDLE']   == '1'
-      @version  = ENV['RAILS_VERSION'] || `git rev-parse --short HEAD`.chomp
+      @version  = ENV['RAILS_VERSION'] || 'local'
       @lang     = ENV['GUIDES_LANGUAGE']
     end
 
diff --git a/guides/source/_welcome.html.erb b/guides/source/_welcome.html.erb
index 9d2e9c1d68..a50961a0c7 100644
--- a/guides/source/_welcome.html.erb
+++ b/guides/source/_welcome.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<h2>Ruby on Rails Guides (<%= @version %>)</h2>
+<h2>Ruby on Rails Guides (<%= @edge ? @version[0, 7] : @version %>)</h2>
 
 <% if @edge %>
 <p>