diff --git a/Sankore_3.1.pro b/Sankore_3.1.pro
index 07b94165..f282fc04 100644
--- a/Sankore_3.1.pro
+++ b/Sankore_3.1.pro
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ VERSION_PATCH = 00
 VERSION = "$${VERSION_MAJ}.$${VERSION_MIN}.$${VERSION_TYPE}.$${VERSION_PATCH}"
 VERSION = $$replace(VERSION, "\\.r", "")
 
-SVN_VERSION = $$system(svnversion)
-SVN_VERSION = $$replace(SVN_VERSION, "\\n", "")
+#SVN_VERSION = $$system(svnversion)
+#SVN_VERSION = $$replace(SVN_VERSION, "\\n", "")
 
 LONG_VERSION = "$${VERSION}.$${SVN_VERSION}"
 macx:OSX_VERSION = "$${VERSION} (r$${SVN_VERSION})"
diff --git a/release.linux.sh b/release.linux.sh
index f5601c6a..2cc16bf7 100644
--- a/release.linux.sh
+++ b/release.linux.sh
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@ rm -rf build/linux/release/
 /usr/bin/qmake-qt4
 
 VERSION=`cat build/linux/release/version`
-if [ "$VERSION" = "" ]; then
+if [ ! -f build/linux/release/version ]; then
     echo "version not found"
     exit 1
 else
     LAST_COMMITED_VERSION="`git describe $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1)`"
     if [ "v$VERSION" != "$LAST_COMMITED_VERSION" ]; then
 	echo creating a tag with the version $VERSION
-        git tag -a "v$VERSION"
+        git tag -a "v$VERSION" -m "Generating setup for v$VERSION"
 	git push origin --tags 
     else
 	if [ "$1" != "escape" ] ; then
-	    echo "if you have already compiled a release (e.g. on a different os) please use the fallowing command line"
+	    echo "if you have already compiled a release (e.g. on a different os) please use the following command line"
 	    echo sh release.linux.sh escape
 	    exit 2
 	fi
@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@ chmod +x build/linux/release/product/run.sh
 
 cp -R resources/linux/qtlinux/* build/linux/release/product/
 
+cp -R /usr/lib/qt4/plugins build/linux/release/product/
+
 rm -rf install/linux
 mkdir -p install/linux
 
-mv build/linux/release/product build/linux/release/Sankore_3.1.$VERSION.$SVN_REVISION
+mv build/linux/release/product build/linux/release/Sankore_3.1.$VERSION
 cd build/linux/release
 
 # "Removing .svn directories ..."
 find . -name .svn -exec rm -rf {} \; 2> /dev/null
-tar cvzf ../../../install/linux/Sankore_3.1.$VERSION.$SVN_REVISION.tar.gz Sankore_3.1.$VERSION.$SVN_REVISION -C .
+tar cvzf ../../../install/linux/Sankore_3.1.$VERSION.tar.gz Sankore_3.1.$VERSION -C .