diff --git a/cui/source/dialogs/about.cxx b/cui/source/dialogs/about.cxx
index a4352e1..0703f65 100644
--- a/cui/source/dialogs/about.cxx
+++ b/cui/source/dialogs/about.cxx
@@ -368,10 +368,10 @@ rtl::OUString AboutDialog::GetVersionString()
 
     rtl::OUString sBuildId = GetBuildId();
 
-    if (!sBuildId.isEmpty())
+    if (!(sBuildId.trim()).isEmpty())
     {
         sVersion += " ";
-        sVersion += m_sBuildStr.replaceAll("%BUILDID", sBuildId);
+        sVersion += m_sBuildStr.replaceAll("$BUILDID", sBuildId);
     }
 
     return sVersion;
diff --git a/cui/source/dialogs/about.hrc b/cui/source/dialogs/about.hrc
index 40dd4a2c..2841155 100644
--- a/cui/source/dialogs/about.hrc
+++ b/cui/source/dialogs/about.hrc
@@ -27,21 +27,21 @@
 
 #include <sfx2/sfx.hrc>
 
-#define ABOUT_STR_BUILD     6
-#define ABOUT_STR_VERSION   7
-#define ABOUT_STR_VENDOR    8
-#define ABOUT_STR_COPYRIGHT 9
-#define ABOUT_STR_BASED 10
-#define ABOUT_STR_BASED_DERIVED 11
-#define ABOUT_STR_LINK_WEBSITE      13
-#define ABOUT_STR_LINK_CREDITS 15
-#define ABOUT_STR_LINK_LICENSE 22
-#define ABOUT_BTN_CREDITS    17
-#define ABOUT_DESCRIPTION_TEXT 18
-#define ABOUT_COPYRIGHT_TEXT 24
-#define ABOUT_COPYRIGHT_TEXT_SHADOW 25
-#define ABOUT_IMAGE_LOGO 19
-#define ABOUT_BTN_WEBSITE    20
-#define ABOUT_BTN_LICENSE    21
-#define ABOUT_VERSION_TEXT 23
-#define ABOUT_STR_DESCRIPTION 24
+#define ABOUT_STR_BUILD             1
+#define ABOUT_STR_VERSION           2
+#define ABOUT_STR_VENDOR            3
+#define ABOUT_STR_COPYRIGHT         4
+#define ABOUT_STR_BASED             5
+#define ABOUT_STR_BASED_DERIVED     6
+#define ABOUT_STR_LINK_WEBSITE      7
+#define ABOUT_STR_LINK_CREDITS      8
+#define ABOUT_STR_LINK_LICENSE      9
+#define ABOUT_BTN_CREDITS           10
+#define ABOUT_DESCRIPTION_TEXT      11
+#define ABOUT_COPYRIGHT_TEXT        12
+#define ABOUT_COPYRIGHT_TEXT_SHADOW 13
+#define ABOUT_IMAGE_LOGO            14
+#define ABOUT_BTN_WEBSITE           15
+#define ABOUT_BTN_LICENSE           16
+#define ABOUT_VERSION_TEXT          17
+#define ABOUT_STR_DESCRIPTION       18
diff --git a/cui/source/dialogs/about.src b/cui/source/dialogs/about.src
index 6de34e5..a962503 100644
--- a/cui/source/dialogs/about.src
+++ b/cui/source/dialogs/about.src
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ ModalDialog RID_DEFAULTABOUT
     };
     String ABOUT_STR_VERSION
     {
-        Text = "version %ABOUTBOXPRODUCTVERSION%ABOUTBOXPRODUCTVERSIONSUFFIX %PRODUCTEXTENSION";
+        Text [ en-US ] = "version %ABOUTBOXPRODUCTVERSION%ABOUTBOXPRODUCTVERSIONSUFFIX %PRODUCTEXTENSION";
     };
     String ABOUT_STR_DESCRIPTION
     {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ ModalDialog RID_DEFAULTABOUT
     };
     String ABOUT_STR_BUILD
     {
-        Text[ en-US ] = "(Build ID: %BUILDID)";
+        Text[ en-US ] = "(Build ID: $BUILDID)";
     };
     String ABOUT_STR_LINK_WEBSITE
     {