diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 52cd516547..a1f1b9e7f7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ install: all
 	@cp *.ttf $(INSTALL_DIR)
 	@cp --parents -r thirdparty/Tao $(INSTALL_DIR)
 	@$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) thirdparty/WindowsBase.dll $(INSTALL_DIR)
+	@-$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) VERSION $(INSTALL_DIR)
 	
 	@echo "#!/bin/sh" > openra
 	@echo "cd "$(datadir)"/openra" >> openra
@@ -123,8 +124,8 @@ install: all
 	@$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -m +rx openra $(BIN_INSTALL_DIR)
 		
 	@echo "OpenRA is now installed. You will now want to download"
-	@echo "http://open-ra.org/packages/ra-packages.php and"
-	@echo "http://open-ra.org/packages/cnc-packages.php"
+	@echo "http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?ra-packages and"
+	@echo "http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?cnc-packages"
 	@echo "and extract their contents to"
 	@echo "$(INSTALL_DIR)/mods/ra/packages and "
 	@echo "$(INSTALL_DIR)/mods/cnc/packages respectively."
diff --git a/packaging/osx/package-game.sh b/packaging/osx/package-game.sh
index ffe531ddb8..c34ac5f266 100755
--- a/packaging/osx/package-game.sh
+++ b/packaging/osx/package-game.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ for i in $EXCLUDE; do
 	find . -path "$i" -delete
 done
 
-git describe --tags > "VERSION"
 cd $PACKAGING_PATH
 zip OpenRA-$2 -r -9 OpenRA.app 
 echo "Done!"
diff --git a/packaging/package-all.sh b/packaging/package-all.sh
index ed6051df8a..8090d4a1f3 100755
--- a/packaging/package-all.sh
+++ b/packaging/package-all.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+git describe --tags > "VERSION"
+
 msg "\E[32m" "Starting make..."
 make prefix=/usr DESTDIR=../built install
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then