diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 195510ab41b..3cca22ae30d 100755
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -102,21 +102,21 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
         options: {
           appDir: '<%= tempDir %>',
           dir: '<%= destDir %>',
-          modules: [], // populated below
+
           mainConfigFile: '<%= tempDir %>/app/components/require.config.js',
-          keepBuildDir: true,
+          modules: [], // populated below
+
           optimize: 'none',
           optimizeCss: 'none',
+
+          removeCombined: true,
           preserveLicenseComments: false,
           findNestedDependencies: true,
           normalizeDirDefines: "none",
           inlineText: true,
           skipPragmas: true,
           optimizeAllPluginResources: false,
-          removeCombined: true,
-          fileExclusionRegExp: /^\./,
-          logLevel: 0,
-          skipSemiColonInsertion: true,
+
           done: function (done, output) {
             var duplicates = require('rjs-build-analysis').duplicates(output);
 
@@ -127,11 +127,6 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
             }
 
             done();
-          },
-          config: {
-            'tmpl': {
-              registerTemplate: function () {}
-            }
           }
         }
       }
@@ -146,9 +141,14 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
           quite: true,
           compress: true,
           preserveComments: false,
-          banner: '<%= meta.banner %>',
+          banner: '<%= meta.banner %>'
         }
       }
+    },
+    'git-describe': {
+      me: {
+        // Target-specific file lists and/or options go here.
+      },
     }
   };
 
@@ -201,10 +201,12 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
   grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-ngmin');
   grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-copy');
   grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-less');
+  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-git-describe');
   grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-clean');
   grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-jshint');
   grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-cssmin');
   grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-uglify');
+  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-string-replace');
   grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-htmlmin');
   grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-requirejs');
 
@@ -223,7 +225,28 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
     'ngmin',
     'requirejs:compile_temp',
     'clean:after_require',
+    'write_revision_to_dest', // runs git-describe and replace:config
     'uglify:dest'
   ]);
 
+  grunt.registerTask('write_revision_to_dest', function() {
+    grunt.event.once('git-describe', function (desc) {
+      grunt.config('string-replace.config', {
+        src: '<%= destDir %>/app/components/require.config.js',
+        dest: '<%= destDir %>/app/components/require.config.js',
+        options: {
+          replacements: [
+            {
+              pattern: /(?:^|\/\/)(.*)@REV@/,
+              replacement: '$1'+desc.object
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      });
+
+      grunt.task.run('string-replace:config');
+    });
+    grunt.task.run('git-describe');
+  });
+
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dist/app/components/require.config.js b/dist/app/components/require.config.js
index 95f1ac65e0a..9cb722e7230 100644
--- a/dist/app/components/require.config.js
+++ b/dist/app/components/require.config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /*! kibana - v3.0.0m3pre - 2013-09-13
  * Copyright (c) 2013 Rashid Khan; Licensed Apache License */
 
-require.config({baseUrl:"app",paths:{config:"../config",settings:"components/settings",kbn:"components/kbn",css:"../vendor/require/css",text:"../vendor/require/text",moment:"../vendor/moment",filesaver:"../vendor/filesaver",angular:"../vendor/angular/angular","angular-strap":"../vendor/angular/angular-strap","angular-sanitize":"../vendor/angular/angular-sanitize",timepicker:"../vendor/angular/timepicker",datepicker:"../vendor/angular/datepicker",underscore:"components/underscore.extended","underscore-src":"../vendor/underscore",bootstrap:"../vendor/bootstrap/bootstrap",jquery:"components/jquery.extended","jquery-src":"../vendor/jquery/jquery-1.8.0","jquery.flot":"../vendor/jquery/jquery.flot","jquery.flot.pie":"../vendor/jquery/jquery.flot.pie","jquery.flot.selection":"../vendor/jquery/jquery.flot.selection","jquery.flot.stack":"../vendor/jquery/jquery.flot.stack","jquery.flot.time":"../vendor/jquery/jquery.flot.time",modernizr:"../vendor/modernizr-2.6.1",elasticjs:"../vendor/elasticjs/elastic-angular-client"},shim:{underscore:{exports:"_"},angular:{deps:["jquery"],exports:"angular"},bootstrap:{deps:["jquery"]},modernizr:{exports:"Modernizr"},"jquery-src":{exports:"jQuery"},"jquery.flot":["jquery"],"jquery.flot.pie":["jquery","jquery.flot"],"jquery.flot.selection":["jquery","jquery.flot"],"jquery.flot.stack":["jquery","jquery.flot"],"jquery.flot.time":["jquery","jquery.flot"],"angular-sanitize":["angular"],"angular-cookies":["angular"],"angular-loader":["angular"],"angular-mocks":["angular"],"angular-resource":["angular"],"angular-route":["angular"],"angular-touch":["angular"],"angular-strap":["angular","bootstrap","timepicker","datepicker"],timepicker:["jquery","bootstrap"],datepicker:["jquery","bootstrap"],elasticjs:["angular","../vendor/elasticjs/elastic"]}});
\ No newline at end of file
+require.config({baseUrl:"app",urlArgs:"r=6c07338",paths:{config:"../config",settings:"components/settings",kbn:"components/kbn",css:"../vendor/require/css",text:"../vendor/require/text",moment:"../vendor/moment",filesaver:"../vendor/filesaver",angular:"../vendor/angular/angular","angular-strap":"../vendor/angular/angular-strap","angular-sanitize":"../vendor/angular/angular-sanitize",timepicker:"../vendor/angular/timepicker",datepicker:"../vendor/angular/datepicker",underscore:"components/underscore.extended","underscore-src":"../vendor/underscore",bootstrap:"../vendor/bootstrap/bootstrap",jquery:"components/jquery.extended","jquery-src":"../vendor/jquery/jquery-1.8.0","jquery.flot":"../vendor/jquery/jquery.flot","jquery.flot.pie":"../vendor/jquery/jquery.flot.pie","jquery.flot.selection":"../vendor/jquery/jquery.flot.selection","jquery.flot.stack":"../vendor/jquery/jquery.flot.stack","jquery.flot.time":"../vendor/jquery/jquery.flot.time",modernizr:"../vendor/modernizr-2.6.1",elasticjs:"../vendor/elasticjs/elastic-angular-client"},shim:{underscore:{exports:"_"},angular:{deps:["jquery"],exports:"angular"},bootstrap:{deps:["jquery"]},modernizr:{exports:"Modernizr"},"jquery-src":{exports:"jQuery"},"jquery.flot":["jquery"],"jquery.flot.pie":["jquery","jquery.flot"],"jquery.flot.selection":["jquery","jquery.flot"],"jquery.flot.stack":["jquery","jquery.flot"],"jquery.flot.time":["jquery","jquery.flot"],"angular-sanitize":["angular"],"angular-cookies":["angular"],"angular-loader":["angular"],"angular-mocks":["angular"],"angular-resource":["angular"],"angular-route":["angular"],"angular-touch":["angular"],"angular-strap":["angular","bootstrap","timepicker","datepicker"],timepicker:["jquery","bootstrap"],datepicker:["jquery","bootstrap"],elasticjs:["angular","../vendor/elasticjs/elastic"]}});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5bccb6f976e..bcffd232e26 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
     "grunt-contrib-clean": "~0.5.0",
     "grunt-contrib-uglify": "~0.2.4",
     "rjs-build-analysis": "0.0.3",
-    "grunt-angular-templates": "~0.3.12"
+    "grunt-angular-templates": "~0.3.12",
+    "grunt-string-replace": "~0.2.4",
+    "grunt-git-describe": "~2.3.2"
   },
   "license": "Apache License"
 }
diff --git a/src/app/components/require.config.js b/src/app/components/require.config.js
index 7f6bfca05b3..54f8c59102f 100755
--- a/src/app/components/require.config.js
+++ b/src/app/components/require.config.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 require.config({
   baseUrl: 'app',
+  // urlArgs: 'r=@REV@',
   paths: {
     config:                   '../config',
     settings:                 'components/settings',
@@ -36,12 +37,10 @@ require.config({
   },
   shim: {
     underscore: {
-      // requiring should work, but isn't required
       exports: '_'
     },
 
     angular: {
-      // requiring should work, but isn't required
       deps: ['jquery'],
       exports: 'angular'
     },
@@ -55,11 +54,10 @@ require.config({
     },
 
     'jquery-src': {
-      // requiring should work, but isn't required
       exports: 'jQuery'
     },
 
-    // simple dependency declatation
+    // simple dependency declaration
     'jquery.flot':          ['jquery'],
     'jquery.flot.pie':      ['jquery', 'jquery.flot'],
     'jquery.flot.selection':['jquery', 'jquery.flot'],