diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 69670e660..4380c31a0 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ jmeVersion = 3.1.0
 jmeMainVersion = 3.1
 # Version addition pre-alpha-svn, Stable, Beta
 jmeVersionTag = SNAPSHOT
+# Increment this each time jmeVersionTag changes but jmeVersion stays the same
+jmeVersionTagID = 0
 
 # specify if JavaDoc should be built
 buildJavaDoc = true
diff --git a/sdk/build.gradle b/sdk/build.gradle
index bcf6311e0..d1d71b8fc 100644
--- a/sdk/build.gradle
+++ b/sdk/build.gradle
@@ -389,13 +389,13 @@ copyTestSources.outputs.dir "JME3TestsTemplateAndroid/src/"
 
 ant.properties['plugins.version'] = jmeVersion
 ant.properties['app.version']= jmeFullVersion
-ant.properties['git.revision']= jmeRevision
+ant.properties['nbm.revision']= jmeNbmRevision
 
 task buildSdk(dependsOn: [copyBaseLibs, copyProjectLibs, createProjectXml, createBaseXml, copyTestSources]) <<{
     ant.propertyfile(file: "nbproject/project.properties") {
         entry( key: "plugins.version", value: "${jmeVersion}")
         entry( key: "app.version", value: "${jmeFullVersion}")
-        entry( key: "git.revision", value: "${jmeRevision}")
+        entry( key: "nbm.revision", value: "${jmeNbmRevision}")
     }
     ant.ant(dir: ".", antfile: "build.xml", target: "build")
 }
diff --git a/sdk/build.xml b/sdk/build.xml
index b843d779a..ffa0b8fe8 100644
--- a/sdk/build.xml
+++ b/sdk/build.xml
@@ -192,12 +192,12 @@
         <if>
             <equals arg1="${set_impl_version}" arg2="true"/>
             <then>
-                <echo>Setting implementation version for ${module_dir} to revision: ${git.revision}</echo>
-                <replace  file="${module_dir}/manifest.mf" token="OpenIDE-Module-Implementation-Version: 0" value="OpenIDE-Module-Implementation-Version: ${git.revision}"/>
+                <echo>Setting implementation version for ${module_dir} to revision: ${nbm.revision}</echo>
+                <replace  file="${module_dir}/manifest.mf" token="OpenIDE-Module-Implementation-Version: 0" value="OpenIDE-Module-Implementation-Version: ${nbm.revision}"/>
             </then>
             <else>
-                <echo>Removing implementation version for ${module_dir} from revision: ${git.revision}</echo>
-                <replace file="${module_dir}/manifest.mf" token="OpenIDE-Module-Implementation-Version: ${git.revision}" value="OpenIDE-Module-Implementation-Version: 0"/>
+                <echo>Removing implementation version for ${module_dir} from revision: ${nbm.revision}</echo>
+                <replace file="${module_dir}/manifest.mf" token="OpenIDE-Module-Implementation-Version: ${nbm.revision}" value="OpenIDE-Module-Implementation-Version: 0"/>
             </else>
         </if>
     </target>
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
             <property name="suite.location" value="${basedir}"/>
             <property name="suite.nbi.product.uid" value="${app.name}"/>
             <!--TODO: this is .0.2 because of the pre-release static 3.0.0, else the RCs could not be installed next to a beta-->
-            <property name="suite.nbi.product.version" value="${plugins.version}.0.4"/>
+            <property name="suite.nbi.product.version" value="${plugins.version}.0.${nbm.revision}"/>
             <property name="nbi.stub.location" value="${basedir}/nbi/stub"/>
             <property name="nbi.stub.common.location" value="${basedir}/nbi/.common"/>
             <property name="nbi.ant.tasks.jar" value="${basedir}/nbi/antlib/nbi-ant-tasks.jar"/>
diff --git a/sdk/nbproject/project.properties b/sdk/nbproject/project.properties
index d7206b308..fd72faa2c 100644
--- a/sdk/nbproject/project.properties
+++ b/sdk/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ app.icon.icns=jmonkeyplatform.icns
 app.version=3.1-snapshot-github
 #version number used for plugins, only 3 numbers (e.g. 3.1.3)
 plugins.version=3.1.0
+nbm.revision=0
 #command line args
 run.args.extra=-J-Xmx512m -J-XX\:PermSize\=128m -J-XX\:MaxDirectMemorySize\=2048m -J-Dsun.zip.disableMemoryMapping\=true -J-Dapple.awt.graphics.UseQuartz\=true -J-Dsun.java2d.noddraw\=true
 auxiliary.org-netbeans-modules-apisupport-installer.license-file=license-jme.txt
diff --git a/version.gradle b/version.gradle
index 4aa9c1af8..a02f1d358 100644
--- a/version.gradle
+++ b/version.gradle
@@ -5,25 +5,25 @@
  Nightly Build Snapshot
  * Full Version: 3.1.0-5124
  * POM Version: 3.1.0-SNAPSHOT
- * NBM Version: 3.1.0.5124
+ * NBM Revision: 5124
  * NBM UC Suffix: nightly/3.1/plugins
 
  Nightly Build Snapshot (PBRIsComing branch)
  * Full Version: 3.1.0-PBRIsComing-5124
  * POM Version: 3.1.0-PBRIsComing-SNAPSHOT
- * NBM Version: 3.1.0.5124
+ * NBM Revision: 5124
  * NBM UC Suffix: PBRIsComing-nightly/3.1/plugins
 
  Alpha1 Release
  * Full Version: 3.1.0-alpha1
  * POM Version: 3.1.0-alpha1
- * NBM Version: 3.1.0.0
- * NBM UC Suffix: alpha1/3.1/plugins
+ * NBM Revision: 1
+ * NBM UC Suffix: stable/3.1/plugins
  
  Final Release
  * Full Version: 3.1.0
  * POM Version: 3.1.0
- * NBM Version: 3.1.0.0
+ * NBM Revision: 5
  * NBM UC Suffix: stable/3.1/plugins
  */ 
 
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ buildscript {
 
 ext {
     jmeRevision     = 0
+    jmeNbmRevision  = 0
     jmeGitHash      = ""
     jmeGitTag       = ""
     jmeShortGitHash = ""
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ ext {
     jmeBranchName   = "unknown"
     jmeFullVersion  = "${jmeVersion}-UNKNOWN"
     jmePomVersion   = "unknown"
-    jmeNbmVersion   = "0.0.0.0"
     jmeNbmUcSuffix  = "unknown"
 }
 
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ task configureVersionInfo {
         
         jmeFullVersion = "${jmeVersion}"
         jmePomVersion  = jmeVersion
-        jmeNbmVersion  = jmeVersion
         
         if (jmeBranchName != "master") {
             jmeFullVersion += "-${jmeBranchName}"
@@ -86,18 +85,18 @@ task configureVersionInfo {
         if (jmeVersionTag == "SNAPSHOT") {
             jmeFullVersion += "-${jmeRevision}"
             jmePomVersion  += "-SNAPSHOT"
-            jmeNbmVersion  += ".${jmeRevision}"
+            jmeNbmRevision = jmeRevision
         } else if (jmeVersionTag == "") {
-            jmeNbmVersion += ".0"
+            jmeNbmRevision = jmeVersionTagID
         } else {
             jmeFullVersion += "-${jmeVersionTag}"
             jmePomVersion  += "-${jmeVersionTag}"
-            jmeNbmVersion  += ".0"
+            jmeNbmRevision = jmeVersionTagID
         }
         
         logger.warn("Full Version: ${jmeFullVersion}")
         logger.warn("POM Version: ${jmePomVersion}")
-        logger.warn("NBM Version: ${jmeNbmVersion}")
+        logger.warn("NBM Revision: ${jmeNbmRevision}")
         logger.warn("NBM UC Suffix: ${jmeNbmUcSuffix}")
     } catch (ex) {
         // Failed to get repo info