diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 6185e8c71..451c3985a 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -49,3 +49,4 @@ Michael Stapelberg <michael+e17@stapelberg.de>
 Stefan Sperling <stsp@openbsd.org>
 Nicolas Beaumont <nicolas.beaumont@gmail.com>
 David H. Bronke <whitelynx@gmail.com>
+Deon Thomas
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 62bbf04cb..05fe02599 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-01-10 Deon Thomas
+
+        * Fixed bug with desktop config profile where conf module version variable was misnamed
+
 2013-01-09 Mike Blumenkrantz
 
         * fixed bug where window border insets were not applied to initial positioning geometry, causing them to be placed incorrectly
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c42b7c28d..8c31f1b1b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ Fixes:
     * Fixed bug where fileman config slider widgets were not properly disabled
     * Tasks gadgets now apply the selected style
     * fixed bug where window border insets were not applied to initial positioning geometry, causing them to be placed incorrectly
+    * Fixed bug with desktop config profile where conf module version variable was misnamed
diff --git a/config/mobile/module.conf.src b/config/mobile/module.conf.src
index b0c2bea66..7c36ecb0f 100644
--- a/config/mobile/module.conf.src
+++ b/config/mobile/module.conf.src
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 group "Config" struct {
-    value "config_version" int: 1000000;
+    value "version" int: 1000000;
     value "menu_augmentation" int: 0;
 }
diff --git a/config/standard/module.conf.src b/config/standard/module.conf.src
index f70b80a73..187855daf 100644
--- a/config/standard/module.conf.src
+++ b/config/standard/module.conf.src
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 group "Config" struct {
-    value "config_version" int: 1000000;
+    value "version" int: 1000000;
     value "menu_augmentation" int: 1;
 }