diff --git a/src/4cade.init.a b/src/4cade.init.a
index 9b4b31626..abfec8874 100644
--- a/src/4cade.init.a
+++ b/src/4cade.init.a
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ Loader128KAndJoystick
          !byte   15
          !text   "joystick + 128K"
 
+!ifndef RELEASE {
 PrintAsDecimal
          jsr   $FF4A
 --       lda   #$00
@@ -227,6 +228,7 @@ PrintAsDecimal
          pha
          bvs   --
          rts
+}
 
          !source "src/hw.accel.a"
          !source "src/parse.games.a"
diff --git a/winmake.bat b/winmake.bat
index 9c2b915ba..15e953967 100644
--- a/winmake.bat
+++ b/winmake.bat
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ set ACME=acme
 rem https://www.brutaldeluxe.fr/products/crossdevtools/cadius/
 rem https://github.com/mach-kernel/cadius
 set CADIUS=cadius
+rem https://github.com/
+set GIT=git
+
 
 if "%1" equ "asm" (
 :asm
@@ -131,9 +134,11 @@ goto :EOF
 goto :EOF
 
 :asmlauncher
-2>build\relbase.log %ACME% src\4cade.a
+1>build\buildnum.log git rev-list --count HEAD
+for /f "tokens=*" %%q in (build\buildnum.log) do set _build=%%q
+2>build\relbase.log %ACME% -DBUILDNUMBER=%_build% src\4cade.a
 for /f "tokens=*" %%q in (build\relbase.log) do set _make=%%q
-%ACME% -DRELBASE=$!_make:~-5,4! -r build\4cade.lst src\4cade.a
+%ACME% -DBUILDNUMBER=%_build% -DRELBASE=$!_make:~-5,4! -r build\4cade.lst src\4cade.a
 goto :EOF
 
 :asmfx