diff --git a/libretroshare/src/libretroshare.pro b/libretroshare/src/libretroshare.pro
index 6a308488a..e2527f27a 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/libretroshare.pro
+++ b/libretroshare/src/libretroshare.pro
@@ -228,16 +228,8 @@ linux-g++-64 {
 }
 
 version_detail_bash_script {
-    linux-* {
-        QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += write_version_detail
-        PRE_TARGETDEPS = write_version_detail
-        write_version_detail.commands = $$PWD/version_detail.sh
-    }
-    win32-* {
-        QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += write_version_detail
-        PRE_TARGETDEPS = write_version_detail
-        write_version_detail.commands = $$PWD/version_detail.bat
-    }
+	warning("Version detail script is deprecated.")
+	warning("Remove references to version_detail_bash_script from all of your build scripts!")
 }
 
 #################### Cross compilation for windows under Linux ####################
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/retroshare-gui.pro b/retroshare-gui/src/retroshare-gui.pro
index b5b17d159..7e9a5bda1 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/retroshare-gui.pro
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/retroshare-gui.pro
@@ -105,17 +105,8 @@ linux-g++-64 {
 }
 
 version_detail_bash_script {
-	linux-* {
-		DEFINES += ADD_LIBRETROSHARE_VERSION_INFO
-		QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += write_version_detail
-		PRE_TARGETDEPS = write_version_detail
-		write_version_detail.commands = $$PWD/version_detail.sh
-	}
-    win32-* {
-		QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += write_version_detail
-		PRE_TARGETDEPS = write_version_detail
-		write_version_detail.commands = $$PWD/version_detail.bat
-	}
+	warning("Version detail script is deprecated.")
+	warning("Remove references to version_detail_bash_script from all of your build scripts!")
 }
 
 #################### Cross compilation for windows under Linux ###################