diff --git a/DeDriftAndResample/DeDriftAndResamplePipeline.sh b/DeDriftAndResample/DeDriftAndResamplePipeline.sh
index 62d8271b7..2387c1146 100755
--- a/DeDriftAndResample/DeDriftAndResamplePipeline.sh
+++ b/DeDriftAndResample/DeDriftAndResamplePipeline.sh
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ show_tool_versions()
 {
 	# Show HCP pipelines version
 	log_Msg "Showing HCP Pipelines version"
-	cat ${HCPPIPEDIR}/version.txt
+	"${HCPPIPEDIR}"/show_version --short
 
 	# Show wb_command version
 	log_Msg "Showing Connectome Workbench (wb_command) version"
diff --git a/DeDriftAndResample/MSMRemoveGroupDrift.sh b/DeDriftAndResample/MSMRemoveGroupDrift.sh
index 4def2c273..1c84ae8cf 100755
--- a/DeDriftAndResample/MSMRemoveGroupDrift.sh
+++ b/DeDriftAndResample/MSMRemoveGroupDrift.sh
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ show_tool_versions()
 {
 	# Show HCP pipelines version
 	log_Msg "Showing HCP Pipelines version"
-	cat ${HCPPIPEDIR}/version.txt
+	"${HCPPIPEDIR}"/show_version --short
 
  	# Show wb_command version
 	log_Msg "Showing wb_command version"
diff --git a/GenerateSpinEchoBiasFieldPrereqs/GenerateSpinEchoBiasFieldPrereqs.sh b/GenerateSpinEchoBiasFieldPrereqs/GenerateSpinEchoBiasFieldPrereqs.sh
index 9978b6762..c33d155e5 100755
--- a/GenerateSpinEchoBiasFieldPrereqs/GenerateSpinEchoBiasFieldPrereqs.sh
+++ b/GenerateSpinEchoBiasFieldPrereqs/GenerateSpinEchoBiasFieldPrereqs.sh
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ show_tool_versions()
 {
 	# Show HCP pipelines version
 	log_Msg "Showing HCP Pipelines version"
-	cat ${HCPPIPEDIR}/version.txt
+	"${HCPPIPEDIR}"/show_version --short
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ICAFIX/ApplyHandReClassifications.sh b/ICAFIX/ApplyHandReClassifications.sh
index 8bad2e8be..6d21df4df 100755
--- a/ICAFIX/ApplyHandReClassifications.sh
+++ b/ICAFIX/ApplyHandReClassifications.sh
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ show_tool_versions()
 {
 	# Show HCP Pipelines Version
 	log_Msg "Showing HCP Pipelines version"
-	cat ${HCPPIPEDIR}/version.txt
+	"${HCPPIPEDIR}"/show_version --short
 
 	# Show FSL version
 	log_Msg "Showing FSL version"
diff --git a/ICAFIX/PostFix.sh b/ICAFIX/PostFix.sh
index a5f1a7b0d..1f58885fa 100755
--- a/ICAFIX/PostFix.sh
+++ b/ICAFIX/PostFix.sh
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ get_options()
 show_tool_versions() {
 	# Show HCP pipelines version
 	log_Msg "Showing HCP Pipelines version"
-	cat ${HCPPIPEDIR}/version.txt
+	"${HCPPIPEDIR}"/show_version --short
 
 	# Show wb_command version
 	log_Msg "Showing wb_command version"
diff --git a/ICAFIX/ReApplyFixMultiRunPipeline.sh b/ICAFIX/ReApplyFixMultiRunPipeline.sh
index 9d3206515..b3af636d2 100755
--- a/ICAFIX/ReApplyFixMultiRunPipeline.sh
+++ b/ICAFIX/ReApplyFixMultiRunPipeline.sh
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ show_tool_versions()
 {
 	# Show HCP pipelines version
 	log_Msg "Showing HCP Pipelines version"
-	cat ${HCPPIPEDIR}/version.txt
+	"${HCPPIPEDIR}"/show_version --short
 
 	# Show wb_command version
 	log_Msg "Showing Connectome Workbench (wb_command) version"
diff --git a/ICAFIX/ReApplyFixPipeline.sh b/ICAFIX/ReApplyFixPipeline.sh
index d5ead561b..cf90064ca 100755
--- a/ICAFIX/ReApplyFixPipeline.sh
+++ b/ICAFIX/ReApplyFixPipeline.sh
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ show_tool_versions()
 {
 	# Show HCP pipelines version
 	log_Msg "Showing HCP Pipelines version"
-	cat ${HCPPIPEDIR}/version.txt
+	"${HCPPIPEDIR}"/show_version --short
 
 	# Show wb_command version
 	log_Msg "Showing Connectome Workbench (wb_command) version"
diff --git a/ICAFIX/hcp_fix b/ICAFIX/hcp_fix
index dcf47b0b0..11ca5dcfd 100755
--- a/ICAFIX/hcp_fix
+++ b/ICAFIX/hcp_fix
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ debug_enable_trap
 
 # Show HCP pipelines version
 log_Msg "Showing HCP Pipelines version"
-cat ${HCPPIPEDIR}/version.txt
+"${HCPPIPEDIR}"/show_version --short
 
 # Show FSL version
 log_Msg "Showing FSL version"
diff --git a/ICAFIX/hcp_fix_multi_run b/ICAFIX/hcp_fix_multi_run
index a7d068b70..64312f156 100755
--- a/ICAFIX/hcp_fix_multi_run
+++ b/ICAFIX/hcp_fix_multi_run
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ debug_enable_trap
 
 # Show HCP pipelines version
 log_Msg "Showing HCP Pipelines version"
-cat ${HCPPIPEDIR}/version.txt
+"${HCPPIPEDIR}"/show_version --short
 
 # Show wb_command version
 log_Msg "Showing Connectome Workbench (wb_command) version"
diff --git a/MSMAll/MSMAllPipeline.sh b/MSMAll/MSMAllPipeline.sh
index 8932a079c..7361d9d7c 100755
--- a/MSMAll/MSMAllPipeline.sh
+++ b/MSMAll/MSMAllPipeline.sh
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ show_tool_versions()
 {
 	# Show HCP pipelines version
 	log_Msg "Showing HCP Pipelines version"
-	cat "${HCPPIPEDIR}"/version.txt
+	"${HCPPIPEDIR}"/show_version --short
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/RestingStateStats/RestingStateStats.sh b/RestingStateStats/RestingStateStats.sh
index e54c6064c..787805421 100755
--- a/RestingStateStats/RestingStateStats.sh
+++ b/RestingStateStats/RestingStateStats.sh
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ show_tool_versions()
 {
 	# Show HCP pipelines version
 	log_Msg "Showing HCP Pipelines version"
-	cat ${HCPPIPEDIR}/version.txt
+	"${HCPPIPEDIR}"/show_version --short
 
 	# Show wb_command version
 	log_Msg "Showing Connectome Workbench (wb_command) version"
diff --git a/Supplemental/MakeAverageDataset/MakeAverageDataset.sh b/Supplemental/MakeAverageDataset/MakeAverageDataset.sh
index 6e4baac5d..547876f75 100755
--- a/Supplemental/MakeAverageDataset/MakeAverageDataset.sh
+++ b/Supplemental/MakeAverageDataset/MakeAverageDataset.sh
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ show_tool_versions()
 {
 	# Show HCP pipelines version
 	log_Msg "Showing HCP Pipelines version"
-	cat ${HCPPIPEDIR}/version.txt
+	"${HCPPIPEDIR}"/show_version --short
 
 	# Show wb_command version
 	log_Msg "Showing Connectome Workbench (wb_command) version"
diff --git a/TaskfMRIAnalysis/scripts/TaskfMRILevel1.sh b/TaskfMRIAnalysis/scripts/TaskfMRILevel1.sh
index 83068bd4b..6937d156c 100755
--- a/TaskfMRIAnalysis/scripts/TaskfMRILevel1.sh
+++ b/TaskfMRIAnalysis/scripts/TaskfMRILevel1.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ show_tool_versions()
 {
 	# Show HCP pipelines version
 	log_Msg "TOOL_VERSIONS: Showing HCP Pipelines version"
-	cat ${HCPPIPEDIR}/version.txt
+	"${HCPPIPEDIR}"/show_version --short
 
 	# Show wb_command version
 	log_Msg "TOOL_VERSIONS: Showing Connectome Workbench (wb_command) version"
diff --git a/TaskfMRIAnalysis/scripts/TaskfMRILevel2.sh b/TaskfMRIAnalysis/scripts/TaskfMRILevel2.sh
index d2174c955..2dd341406 100755
--- a/TaskfMRIAnalysis/scripts/TaskfMRILevel2.sh
+++ b/TaskfMRIAnalysis/scripts/TaskfMRILevel2.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ show_tool_versions()
 {
 	# Show HCP pipelines version
 	log_Msg "TOOL_VERSIONS: Showing HCP Pipelines version"
-	cat ${HCPPIPEDIR}/version.txt
+	"${HCPPIPEDIR}"/show_version --short
 
 	# Show wb_command version
 	log_Msg "TOOL_VERSIONS: Showing Connectome Workbench (wb_command) version"
diff --git a/global/scripts/opts.shlib b/global/scripts/opts.shlib
index 9f6fca7e8..fa9dcdf9a 100644
--- a/global/scripts/opts.shlib
+++ b/global/scripts/opts.shlib
@@ -103,19 +103,15 @@ opts_CheckForImplicitHelpRequest() {
 #
 #   If the script is invoked with a version information request 
 #   option, report any available version identifying information
-#   for the HCP Pipeline Tools product (from the version.txt
-#   file in the root product directory) and exit.
+#   for the HCP Pipeline Tools product (from the show_version
+#   script in the root directory) and exit.
 # 
 opts_ShowVersionIfRequested() {
     if opts_CheckForVersionRequest $@; then
-        if [ -f ${HCPPIPEDIR}/product.txt ]; then
-            tool=`cat ${HCPPIPEDIR}/product.txt`
-        else
-            tool="Tool Unknown"
-        fi
+        tool="HCP Pipeline Scripts"
         
-        if [ -f ${HCPPIPEDIR}/version.txt ]; then
-            version=`cat ${HCPPIPEDIR}/version.txt`
+        if [ -f "${HCPPIPEDIR}"/show_version ]; then
+            version=`"${HCPPIPEDIR}"/show_version --short`
         else
             version="Version unknown"
         fi
@@ -142,4 +138,4 @@ opts_CheckForFlag() {
         fi
     done
     return 1
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/global/scripts/version.shlib b/global/scripts/version.shlib
index 3b31240e9..c8fc74eba 100644
--- a/global/scripts/version.shlib
+++ b/global/scripts/version.shlib
@@ -10,14 +10,10 @@ version_show() {
     local tool
     local version
 
-    if [ -f ${HCPPIPEDIR}/product.txt ]; then
-        tool=`cat ${HCPPIPEDIR}/product.txt`
-    else
-        tool="Tool Unknown"
-    fi
+    tool="HCP Pipeline Scripts"
 
-    if [ -f ${HCPPIPEDIR}/version.txt ]; then
-        version=`cat ${HCPPIPEDIR}/version.txt`
+    if [ -f "${HCPPIPEDIR}"/show_version ]; then
+        version=`"${HCPPIPEDIR}"/show_version --short`
     else
         version="Version unknown"
     fi
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 515dbff50..000000000
--- a/version.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Post-v4.3.0