diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b08176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cmake-build
diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e76341..0000000
--- a/.hgignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-syntax:glob
-cmake-build
-
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 57c11cc..74b591e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,17 +28,17 @@ ELSE(NOT BEOS)
 ENDIF(NOT BEOS)
 
 EXECUTE_PROCESS(
-    COMMAND hg tip --template hg-{rev}:{node|short}
+    COMMAND git describe --always --dirty
     WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
-    RESULT_VARIABLE HGVERSION_RC
+    RESULT_VARIABLE GITVERSION_RC
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE MOJOSETUP_VERSION
     ERROR_QUIET
     OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
 )
 
-IF(HGVERSION_RC)
+IF(GITVERSION_RC)
     SET(MOJOSETUP_VERSION "???")
-ENDIF(HGVERSION_RC)
+ENDIF(GITVERSION_RC)
 
 # !!! FIXME: ditch this when Gary's curses patches go into a formal CMake
 # !!! FIXME:  release, and just bump the minimum required version to it.
diff --git a/docs.txt b/docs.txt
index 3c0ee90..5d597d9 100644
--- a/docs.txt
+++ b/docs.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Using MojoSetup.
 If there are gaps in this documentation, please ask on the MojoSetup mailing
  list. To subscribe to the list, go here...
 
-   http://icculus.org/mailman/listinfo/mojosetup
+   https://icculus.org/mailman/listinfo/mojosetup
 
  ...and then questions can go to mojosetup@icculus.org. This document will
  be updated as we see what parts are confusing, so feedback is appreciated.
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ Each step has a lot of details, but all installers basically follow those same
 Compile the software:
 
 You will need some tools. First, you'll need your platform's favorite build
- tools. You'll also need CMake (http://www.cmake.org/), and a Mercurial
- (http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/) client. These are all available for most
+ tools. You'll also need CMake (https://www.cmake.org/), and a Git
+ (https://git-scm.com/) client. These are all available for most
  popular operating systems, and some not-so-popular ones.
 
-Get the latest version of MojoSetup from Mercurial:
+Get the latest version of MojoSetup from Git:
 
-     hg clone http://hg.icculus.org/icculus/mojosetup
+     git clone https://github.com/icculus/mojosetup.git
 
 
 Then you'll need to point CMake at it:
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ This is the complicated part, and where most of your effort will be spent.
  of things we haven't even considered yet.
 
 Configuration files are Lua scripts. The Lua language and runtime library is
- documented at http://www.lua.org/, and they sell an excellent book called
+ documented at https://www.lua.org/, and they sell an excellent book called
  "Programming in Lua" which is a fast read and will demonstrate all manners
  of wild and interesting features of the language. That being said, most
  people rolling config files don't need any significant Lua expertise, and
diff --git a/misc/localization2pot.pl b/misc/localization2pot.pl
index f15b633..e86dfbe 100755
--- a/misc/localization2pot.pl
+++ b/misc/localization2pot.pl
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 my $now = `date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%z'`;
 chomp($now);
 
-my $hgver = `hg tip --template 'hg-{rev}:{node|short}' 2>/dev/null`;
-$hgver = '???' if ($hgver eq '');
+my $gitver = `git describe --always --dirty 2>/dev/null`;
+$gitver = '???' if ($gitver eq '');
 
 my $exportdate = '';
 my $generator = '';
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@
 
 print <<__EOF__;
 # MojoSetup; a portable, flexible installation application.
-#    http://icculus.org/mojosetup/
+#    https://icculus.org/mojosetup/
 #
 # Please see the file LICENSE.txt in the source's root directory.
 #
-# This file generated by localization2pot.pl, version $hgver ...
+# This file generated by localization2pot.pl, version $gitver ...
 #
 #
 # NOTE: If you care about Unicode or ASCII chars above 127, this file _MUST_
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: mojosetup $hgver\\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: mojosetup $gitver\\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: icculus\@icculus.org\\n"
 "POT-Creation-Date: $now\\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: $now\\n"
diff --git a/misc/po2localization.pl b/misc/po2localization.pl
index 7125959..d2ddc20 100755
--- a/misc/po2localization.pl
+++ b/misc/po2localization.pl
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 my $now = `date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%z'`;
 chomp($now);
 
-my $hgver = `hg tip --template 'hg-{rev}:{node|short}' 2>/dev/null`;
-$hgver = '???' if ($hgver eq '');
+my $gitver = `git describe --always --dirty 2>/dev/null`;
+$gitver = '???' if ($gitver eq '');
 
 my %languages;
 my %comments;
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 {
     print <<__EOF__;
 -- DO NOT EDIT BY HAND.
--- This file was generated with po2localization.pl, version $hgver ...
+-- This file was generated with po2localization.pl, version $gitver ...
 --  on $now
 
 __EOF__
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 -- Please see the file LICENSE.txt in the source's root directory.
 --
 -- DO NOT EDIT BY HAND.
--- This file was generated with po2localization.pl, version $hgver ...
+-- This file was generated with po2localization.pl, version $gitver ...
 --  on $now
 --
 -- Your own installer's localizations go into app_localization.lua instead.