diff --git a/Doc/library/sys.rst b/Doc/library/sys.rst
--- a/Doc/library/sys.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/sys.rst
@@ -935,14 +935,14 @@ always available.
 .. data:: version
 
    A string containing the version number of the Python interpreter plus additional
-   information on the build number and compiler used. It has a value of the form
-   ``'version (#build_number, build_date, build_time) [compiler]'``.  The first
+   information on the revision and compiler used. It has a value of the form
+   ``'version (svn info, build_date, build_time) [compiler]'``.  The first
    three characters are used to identify the version in the installation
    directories (where appropriate on each platform).  An example::
 
       >>> import sys
       >>> sys.version
-      '1.5.2 (#0 Apr 13 1999, 10:51:12) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)]'
+      '2.6.2 (r262:71605, Apr 14 2009, 22:46:50) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)]'
 
 
 .. data:: api_version