diff --git a/_pre-commit.sh b/_pre-commit.sh
index 4f526102..1907108f 100644
--- a/_pre-commit.sh
+++ b/_pre-commit.sh
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@
 # fi
 
 type -P sed &>/dev/null || { echo "sed command not found. Aborting." >&2; exit 1; }
-type -P grep &>/dev/null || { echo "grep command not found. Aborting." >&2; exit 1; }
 type -P git &>/dev/null || { echo "git command not found. Aborting." >&2; exit 1; }
 
-VER=`git shortlog | grep -E '^[ ]+' | wc -l`
+VER=`git log --oneline | wc -l`
 # trim spaces
 TAGVER=`echo $VER`
 # there may be a better way to prevent improper nano on amend. For now the detection
diff --git a/src/rufus.rc b/src/rufus.rc
index f01ef7f4..0560d5dc 100644
--- a/src/rufus.rc
+++ b/src/rufus.rc
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 IDD_DIALOG DIALOGEX 12, 12, 206, 289
 STYLE DS_SETFONT | DS_MODALFRAME | DS_FIXEDSYS | DS_CENTER | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
 EXSTYLE WS_EX_APPWINDOW
-CAPTION "Rufus v1.2.0.166"
+CAPTION "Rufus v1.2.0.167"
 FONT 8, "MS Shell Dlg", 400, 0, 0x1
 BEGIN
     DEFPUSHBUTTON   "Start",IDC_START,94,248,50,14
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ BEGIN
     DEFPUSHBUTTON   "OK",IDOK,231,175,50,14,WS_GROUP
     CONTROL         "<a href=""http://rufus.akeo.ie"">http://rufus.akeo.ie</a>",IDC_ABOUT_RUFUS_URL,
                     "SysLink",WS_TABSTOP,46,47,114,9
-    LTEXT           "Version 1.2.0 (Build 166)",IDC_STATIC,46,19,78,8
+    LTEXT           "Version 1.2.0 (Build 167)",IDC_STATIC,46,19,78,8
     PUSHBUTTON      "License...",IDC_ABOUT_LICENSE,46,175,50,14,WS_GROUP
     EDITTEXT        IDC_ABOUT_COPYRIGHTS,46,107,235,63,ES_MULTILINE | ES_READONLY | WS_VSCROLL
     LTEXT           "Report bugs or request enhancements at:",IDC_STATIC,46,66,187,8
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ END
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,2,0,166
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,2,0,166
+ FILEVERSION 1,2,0,167
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,2,0,167
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -234,13 +234,13 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "akeo.ie"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Rufus"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.2.0.166"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.2.0.167"
             VALUE "InternalName", "Rufus"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "© 2011 Pete Batard (GPL v3)"
             VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "rufus.exe"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Rufus"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.2.0.166"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.2.0.167"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"