diff --git a/buildcore.sh b/buildcore.sh
index cb8752b43..4a50d2b96 100755
--- a/buildcore.sh
+++ b/buildcore.sh
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ else
 	NOARCH=noarch
 fi
 
+function setversionvars {
+	VER=`cat Version`
+	SHORTVER=`cat Version|cut -d. -f 1,2`
+	SHORTSHORTVER=`cat Version|cut -d. -f 1`
+}
+
 
 if [ "$PROMOTE" != 1 ]; then      # very long if statement to not do builds if we are promoting
 # we are doing a snap build
@@ -167,12 +173,6 @@ else		# using svn
 	GITUP=$SVNUP
 fi
 
-function setversionvars {
-	VER=`cat Version`
-	SHORTVER=`cat Version|cut -d. -f 1,2`
-	SHORTSHORTVER=`cat Version|cut -d. -f 1`
-}
-
 setversionvars
 
 # Process for making most of the rpms