diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index abb3f2cdb..9766f63e6 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -50,3 +50,4 @@ Nicolas Beaumont <nicolas.beaumont@gmail.com>
 David H. Bronke <whitelynx@gmail.com>
 José Roberto de Souza <zehortigoza@profusion.mobi>
 Lucas Jóia <lucasjoia@profusion.mobi>
+Deon Thomas
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d64e0d301..fd3d299b5 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 Lucas De Marchi
 
         * Merged comp module into core
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 80fec2ef8..6fc5ce85a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -78,3 +78,4 @@ 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;
 }