diff --git a/Utilities/cmake_release_config_darwin b/Utilities/cmake_release_config_darwin
index 1a67f02f9..473dfd131 100644
--- a/Utilities/cmake_release_config_darwin
+++ b/Utilities/cmake_release_config_darwin
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-RELEASE_TAG="Release-1-4"
-VERSION="1.4.7"
 PLATFORM="darwin"
 CC="cc"
 CXX="c++"
diff --git a/Utilities/cmake_release_config_hpux b/Utilities/cmake_release_config_hpux
index c74d60b93..c31201e38 100644
--- a/Utilities/cmake_release_config_hpux
+++ b/Utilities/cmake_release_config_hpux
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-RELEASE_TAG="Release-1-4"
-VERSION="1.4.7"
 PLATFORM="hpux-static"
 CC="cc"
 CXX="aCC"
diff --git a/Utilities/cmake_release_config_irix b/Utilities/cmake_release_config_irix
index 43d4f6097..69d3eb82c 100644
--- a/Utilities/cmake_release_config_irix
+++ b/Utilities/cmake_release_config_irix
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-RELEASE_TAG="Release-1-4"
-VERSION="1.4.7"
 PLATFORM="irix65"
 CC="cc"
 CXX="CC"
diff --git a/Utilities/cmake_release_config_linux b/Utilities/cmake_release_config_linux
index e3468a95f..24424f4f4 100644
--- a/Utilities/cmake_release_config_linux
+++ b/Utilities/cmake_release_config_linux
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-RELEASE_TAG="Release-1-4"
-VERSION="1.4.7"
 PLATFORM="x86-linux-static"
 CREATE_SOURCE_TARBALL="yes"
 CURSES_LIBRARY="/usr/lib/libcurses.a"
diff --git a/Utilities/cmake_release_config_osf b/Utilities/cmake_release_config_osf
index 3f3f0c553..2e913a034 100644
--- a/Utilities/cmake_release_config_osf
+++ b/Utilities/cmake_release_config_osf
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-RELEASE_TAG="Release-1-4"
-VERSION="1.4.7"
 PLATFORM="alpha-osf"
 CC="cc"
 CXX="cxx"
diff --git a/Utilities/cmake_release_config_sun b/Utilities/cmake_release_config_sun
index a8f735bbc..6d0c06563 100644
--- a/Utilities/cmake_release_config_sun
+++ b/Utilities/cmake_release_config_sun
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-RELEASE_TAG="Release-1-4"
-VERSION="1.4.7"
 PLATFORM="sparc-sunos57-static"
 CURSES_LIBRARY="/usr/lib/libcurses.a"
 FORM_LIBRARY="/usr/lib/libform.a"
diff --git a/Utilities/cmake_release_cygwin.sh b/Utilities/cmake_release_cygwin.sh
index ae5e48444..9f98c40f7 100755
--- a/Utilities/cmake_release_cygwin.sh
+++ b/Utilities/cmake_release_cygwin.sh
@@ -4,12 +4,18 @@
 # directory from a separate CMake checkout.
 #
 
-CVS_TAG="-r Release-1-4"
+# Find our own script's location.
+SELFPATH=`cd \`echo $0 | sed -n '/\//{s/\/[^\/]*$//;p;}'\`;pwd`
+
+# Read version numbers.
+. ${SELFPATH}/cmake_release_version.sh
+
+CVS_TAG="-r ${CURRENT_TAG}"
 PKG=cmake
-VER=1.4.7
-REL=1
-PREVER=1.4.6
-PREREL=1
+VER="${CURRENT_VERSION}"
+REL="${CURRENT_RELEASE}"
+PREVER="${PREVIOUS_VERSION}"
+PREREL="${PREVIOUS_RELEASE}"
 
 CVSROOT=":pserver:anonymous@www.cmake.org:/cvsroot/CMake"
 FULLPKG="${PKG}-${VER}-${REL}"
diff --git a/Utilities/cmake_release_unix_config.sh b/Utilities/cmake_release_unix_config.sh
index 1f8cefbd4..3ad9e6a78 100755
--- a/Utilities/cmake_release_unix_config.sh
+++ b/Utilities/cmake_release_unix_config.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ if test "x$1" = "x"; then
   echo "  $0 <configuration-file>"
   echo ""
   echo "Sample configuration file:"
-  echo "  RELEASE_TAG=\"Release-1-4\""
-  echo "  VERSION=\"1.4\""
   echo "  PLATFORM=\"x86-linux\""
   exit 1
 fi
@@ -65,6 +63,9 @@ BUILD_TESTING:BOOL=OFF
 EOF
 }
 
+SELFPATH=`cd \`echo $0 | sed -n '/\//{s/\/[^\/]*$//;p;}'\`;pwd`
+. ${SELFPATH}/cmake_release_version.sh
+
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Configuration options.
 echo "Reading configuration from ${CONFIG_FILE}..."
@@ -77,6 +78,8 @@ fi
 export CC CXX CFLAGS CXXFLAGS
 
 # Select directories.
+RELEASE_TAG="${CURRENT_TAG}"
+VERSION="${CURRENT_VERSION}"
 INSTALL_DIR="${RELEASE_ROOT}/Install"
 TARBALL_DIR="${RELEASE_ROOT}/Tarballs"
 SOURCE_DIR="${RELEASE_ROOT}/CMake-$VERSION"
diff --git a/Utilities/cmake_release_version.sh b/Utilities/cmake_release_version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d04747a6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utilities/cmake_release_version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+CURRENT_TAG="Release-1-6"
+CURRENT_VERSION="1.6.0"
+CURRENT_RELEASE="1"
+
+# Cygwin packages need previous version/release.
+PREVIOUS_VERSION="1.4.7"
+PREVIOUS_RELEASE="1"