diff --git a/CHROMIUM_BUILD_COMPATIBILITY.txt b/CHROMIUM_BUILD_COMPATIBILITY.txt
index 304cb53a8..58e944bbc 100644
--- a/CHROMIUM_BUILD_COMPATIBILITY.txt
+++ b/CHROMIUM_BUILD_COMPATIBILITY.txt
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@
 {
   'chromium_url': 'http://src.chromium.org/svn/trunk/src',
   'chromium_revision': '261035',
+  'chromium_checkout': '1312deba7b323a2285202f88acfbd59500bf9779',
 }
diff --git a/tools/distrib/README.header.txt b/tools/distrib/README.header.txt
index 541d23a6b..4bcfc0911 100644
--- a/tools/distrib/README.header.txt
+++ b/tools/distrib/README.header.txt
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) $DISTRIB_TYPE$ Binary Distribution for $PLATFO
 Date:             $DATE$
 
 CEF Version:      $CEF_VER$
-CEF URL:          $CEF_URL$@$CEF_REV$
+CEF URL:          $CEF_URL$
+                  @$CEF_REV$
 
 Chromium Verison: $CHROMIUM_VER$
-Chromium URL:     $CHROMIUM_URL$@$CHROMIUM_REV$
+Chromium URL:     $CHROMIUM_URL$
+                  @$CHROMIUM_REV$
 
 $DISTRIB_DESC$
diff --git a/tools/exec_util.py b/tools/exec_util.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c38f67577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/exec_util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2014 The Chromium Embedded Framework Authors. All rights
+# reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that
+# can be found in the LICENSE file
+
+from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
+import sys
+
+def exec_cmd(cmd, path):
+  """ Execute the specified command and return the result. """
+  out = ''
+  err = ''
+  parts = cmd.split()
+  try:
+    process = Popen(cmd, cwd=path, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE,
+                    shell=(sys.platform == 'win32'))
+    out, err = process.communicate()
+  except IOError, (errno, strerror):
+    raise
+  except:
+    raise
+  return {'out': out, 'err': err}
diff --git a/tools/git_util.py b/tools/git_util.py
index dc08cf764..62c9d6774 100644
--- a/tools/git_util.py
+++ b/tools/git_util.py
@@ -1,26 +1,44 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Embedded Framework Authors. All rights
+# Copyright (c) 2014 The Chromium Embedded Framework Authors. All rights
 # reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that
 # can be found in the LICENSE file
 
-from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
-import sys
+from exec_util import exec_cmd
+import os
 
-def get_svn_revision(path=".", branch="master"):
-    svn_rev = "None"
-    cmd = ("git log --grep=^git-svn-id: -n 1 %s" % branch).split()
-    try:
-        process = Popen(cmd, cwd=path, stdout = PIPE, stderr = PIPE,
-                        shell=(sys.platform == 'win32'))
-        for line in process.stdout:
-            if line.find("git-svn-id") > 0:
-                svn_rev = line.split("@")[1].split()[0]
-                break
-    except IOError, (errno, strerror):
-        sys.stderr.write('Failed to read git log: ' + strerror + "\n")
-        raise
-    return svn_rev
+def is_checkout(path):
+  """ Returns true if the path represents a git checkout. """
+  return os.path.exists(os.path.join(path, '.git'))
 
-def get_changed_files(path="."):
+def get_hash(path = '.', branch = 'master'):
+  """ Returns the git hash for the specified branch/tag/hash. """
+  cmd = "git rev-parse %s" % (branch)
+  result = exec_cmd(cmd, path)
+  if result['out'] != '':
+    return result['out'].strip()
+  return 'Unknown'
+
+def get_url(path = '.'):
+  """ Returns the origin url for the specified path. """
+  cmd = "git config --get remote.origin.url"
+  result = exec_cmd(cmd, path)
+  if result['out'] != '':
+    return result['out'].strip()
+  return 'Unknown'
+
+def get_svn_revision(path = '.', branch = 'master'):
+  """ Returns the SVN revision associated with the specified path and git
+      branch/tag/hash. """
+  svn_rev = "None"
+  cmd = "git log --grep=^git-svn-id: -n 1 %s" % (branch)
+  result = exec_cmd(cmd, path)
+  if result['err'] == '':
+    for line in result['out'].split('\n'):
+      if line.find("git-svn-id") > 0:
+        svn_rev = line.split("@")[1].split()[0]
+        break
+  return svn_rev
+
+def get_changed_files(path = '.'):
   """ Retrieves the list of changed files. """
   # not implemented
   return []
diff --git a/tools/make_distrib.py b/tools/make_distrib.py
index d969ea494..281889023 100644
--- a/tools/make_distrib.py
+++ b/tools/make_distrib.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import os
 import re
 import shlex
 import subprocess
-from svn_util import *
+import svn_util as svn
+import git_util as git
 import sys
 import zipfile
 
@@ -362,13 +363,28 @@ cef_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(script_dir, os.pardir))
 # src directory
 src_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(cef_dir, os.pardir))
 
-# retrieve url, revision and date information
-cef_info = get_svn_info(cef_dir)
-cef_url = cef_info['url']
-cef_rev = cef_info['revision']
-chromium_info = get_svn_info(os.path.join(cef_dir, os.pardir))
-chromium_url = chromium_info['url']
-chromium_rev = chromium_info['revision']
+# retrieve url and revision information for CEF
+if svn.is_checkout(cef_dir):
+  cef_info = svn.get_svn_info(cef_dir)
+  cef_url = cef_info['url']
+  cef_rev = cef_info['revision']
+elif git.is_checkout(cef_dir):
+  cef_url = git.get_url(cef_dir)
+  cef_rev = git.get_svn_revision(cef_dir)
+else:
+  raise Exception('Not a valid checkout: %s' % (cef_dir))
+
+# retrieve url and revision information for Chromium
+if svn.is_checkout(src_dir):
+  chromium_info = svn.get_svn_info(src_dir)
+  chromium_url = cef_info['url']
+  chromium_rev = cef_info['revision']
+elif git.is_checkout(src_dir):
+  chromium_url = git.get_url(src_dir)
+  chromium_rev = git.get_hash(src_dir, 'HEAD')
+else:
+  raise Exception('Not a valid checkout: %s' % (src_dir))
+
 date = get_date()
 
 # Read and parse the version file (key=value pairs, one per line)
diff --git a/tools/make_version_header.py b/tools/make_version_header.py
index 3c85ccd98..88fb57087 100644
--- a/tools/make_version_header.py
+++ b/tools/make_version_header.py
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ def write_svn_header(header, chrome_version, cef_version, cpp_header_dir):
 
     year = get_year()
 
-    if os.path.exists(os.path.join('.', '.svn')):
+    if svn.is_checkout('.'):
       revision = svn.get_revision()
-    elif os.path.exists(os.path.join('.', '.git')):
+    elif git.is_checkout('.'):
       revision = git.get_svn_revision()
     else:
       raise Exception('Not a valid checkout')
diff --git a/tools/svn_util.py b/tools/svn_util.py
index 72e2f6df5..a0d00337a 100644
--- a/tools/svn_util.py
+++ b/tools/svn_util.py
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Embedded Framework Authors. All rights
+# Copyright (c) 2014 The Chromium Embedded Framework Authors. All rights
 # reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that
-# can be found in the LICENSE file.
+# can be found in the LICENSE file
 
+from exec_util import exec_cmd
 import os
-import sys
-import subprocess
 import urllib
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 
+def is_checkout(path):
+  """ Returns true if the path represents an svn checkout. """
+  return os.path.exists(os.path.join(path, '.svn'))
+
 def check_url(url):
   """ Check the URL and raise an exception if invalid. """
   if ':' in url[:7]:
@@ -15,42 +18,30 @@ def check_url(url):
     if (parts[0] == 'http' or parts[0] == 'https' or parts[0] == 'svn') and \
         parts[1] == urllib.quote(parts[1]):
       return url
-  sys.stderr.write('Invalid URL: '+url+"\n")
-  raise Exception('Invalid URL: '+url)
+  raise Exception('Invalid URL: %s' % (url))
 
-def get_svn_info(path):
+def get_svn_info(path = '.'):
   """ Retrieves the URL and revision from svn info. """
   url = 'None'
   rev = 'None'
-  if path[0:4] == 'http' or os.path.exists(path):
-    try:
-      if sys.platform == 'win32':
-        # Force use of the SVN version bundled with depot_tools.
-        svn = 'svn.bat'
-      else:
-        svn = 'svn'
-      p = subprocess.Popen([svn, 'info', '--xml', path], \
-          stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-      out, err = p.communicate()
-      if err == '':
-        tree = ET.ElementTree(ET.fromstring(out))
-        entry = tree.getroot().find('entry')
-        url = entry.find('url').text
-        rev = entry.attrib['revision']
-      else:
-        raise Exception("Failed to execute svn info:\n"+err+"\n")
-    except IOError, (errno, strerror):
-      sys.stderr.write('Failed to read svn info: '+strerror+"\n")
-      raise
-    except:
-      raise
+  cmd = "svn info --xml %s" % (path)
+  is_http = path[0:4] == 'http'
+  if is_http or os.path.exists(path):
+    result = exec_cmd(cmd, path if not is_http else '.')
+    if result['err'] == '':
+      tree = ET.ElementTree(ET.fromstring(result['out']))
+      entry = tree.getroot().find('entry')
+      url = entry.find('url').text
+      rev = entry.attrib['revision']
+    else:
+      raise Exception("Failed to execute svn info: %s" % (result['err']))
   return {'url': url, 'revision': rev}
 
 def get_revision(path = '.'):
   """ Retrieves the revision from svn info. """
   info = get_svn_info(path)
   if info['revision'] == 'None':
-    raise Exception('Unable to retrieve SVN revision for "'+path+'"')
+    raise Exception('Unable to retrieve SVN revision for %s' % (path))
   return info['revision']
 
 def get_changed_files(path = '.'):
@@ -65,6 +56,5 @@ def get_changed_files(path = '.'):
         if status == 'A' or status == 'M' or status == 'S':
           files.append(line[8:].strip())
     except IOError, (errno, strerror):
-      sys.stderr.write('Failed to read svn status: '+strerror+"\n")
       raise
   return files