diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4e1cec7e04c28c65867d55a217797feb516056fc..a4ded7a174b281ddf4c57da2fcb8c8262458e80f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ Development chat: [#uffd-development](https://rocket.events.ccc.de/channel/uffd-
 - python3-fido2 (version 0.5.0, optional)
 - python3-flask-oauthlib
 - python3-flask-babel
-- git (cli utility, musst be in path)
 
 Some of the dependencies (especially fido2 and flask-oauthlib) changed their API in recent versions, so make sure to install the versions from Debian Buster.
 You can also use virtualenv with the supplied `requirements.txt`.
diff --git a/uffd/template_helper.py b/uffd/template_helper.py
index cc02d55621fb506141e3ef5fbd9ba01149af018c..ba973fb7a565e6718f4256369f8ebb02965adcd0 100644
--- a/uffd/template_helper.py
+++ b/uffd/template_helper.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import random
-import subprocess
 import base64
 from datetime import timedelta, datetime
 import io
@@ -28,11 +27,6 @@ def register_template_helper(app):
 	def datauri(data, mimetype='text/plain'): #pylint: disable=unused-variable
 		return Markup('data:%s;base64,%s'%(mimetype, base64.b64encode(data.encode()).decode()))
 
-	@app.url_defaults
-	def static_version_inject(endpoint, values): #pylint: disable=unused-variable
-		if endpoint == 'static':
-			values['v'] = app.jinja_env.globals['gitversion']['longhash'] #pylint: disable=no-member
-
 	app.jinja_env.trim_blocks = True
 	app.jinja_env.lstrip_blocks = True
 
@@ -42,7 +36,3 @@ def register_template_helper(app):
 	app.add_template_global(min, name='min')
 	app.add_template_global(max, name='max')
 	app.add_template_global(equalto, name='equalto')
-
-	# get git commit
-	git_output = subprocess.check_output(['git', "log", "-g", "-1", "--pretty=%H#%h#%d#%s"]).decode('UTF-8').split('#', 3)
-	app.jinja_env.globals['gitversion'] = {'hash': git_output[1], 'longhash': git_output[0], 'branch': git_output[2], 'msg': git_output[3]} #pylint: disable=no-member
diff --git a/uffd/templates/base.html b/uffd/templates/base.html
index 63406e58c513eb4f9959fd446d7ff72bcde1e114..699a905d3dad2fd619f9fda0dfc28d590ef771b6 100644
--- a/uffd/templates/base.html
+++ b/uffd/templates/base.html
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@
 					<li class="list-inline-item"><a href="{{ link.url }}">{{ link.title }}</a></li>
 					{% endfor %}
 					<li class="list-inline-item float-right">
-						<a href="https://git.cccv.de/uffd/uffd/">{{_("Sourcecode")}}</a>
-						<a target="_blank" href="https://git.cccv.de/uffd/uffd/-/commit/{{ gitversion.longhash }}"><span title="{{ gitversion.branch }} {{ gitversion.hash }}: {{ gitversion.msg }}" data-toggle="tooltip">Version: {{ gitversion.hash }}</span></a>
+						<a href="https://git.cccv.de/uffd/uffd/">{{_("About uffd")}}</a>
 					</li>
 				</ul>
 			</div>
diff --git a/uffd/translations/de/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/uffd/translations/de/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index e275eb91a683da1156ad7f935e44542a327d4a36..3fb2252ba8b5eba1f3c47aa9ec52c6b5eef02364 100644
Binary files a/uffd/translations/de/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/uffd/translations/de/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/uffd/translations/de/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/uffd/translations/de/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 6fb606da2667c272dcf78413937851e5e9b8f942..8860b6b4cdcbacd96dc03b60a612dbb3d38cce56 100644
--- a/uffd/translations/de/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/uffd/translations/de/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PROJECT VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2021-07-30 19:49+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2021-07-30 21:03+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2021-05-25 21:18+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language: de\n"
@@ -962,8 +962,8 @@ msgstr "Verlassen von Rollen ist deaktiviert"
 
 #: uffd/selfservice/views.py:147
 #, python-format
-msgid "You left role \"%(role_name)s\""
-msgstr "Rolle \"%(role_name)s\" verlassen"
+msgid "You left role %(role_name)s"
+msgstr "Rolle %(role_name)s verlassen"
 
 #: uffd/selfservice/views.py:211
 #, python-format
@@ -1408,8 +1408,8 @@ msgid "Change"
 msgstr "Ändern"
 
 #: uffd/templates/base.html:133
-msgid "Sourcecode"
-msgstr "Quellcode"
+msgid "About uffd"
+msgstr "Über uffd"
 
 #: uffd/user/views_group.py:21
 msgid "Groups"