diff --git a/web/source/build.sh b/web/source/build.sh
index bda0ddc5d2..a569033e7c 100755
--- a/web/source/build.sh
+++ b/web/source/build.sh
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ generate_environment_ts_file ( ) {
     echo "//Autogenerated file - do not modify!
 namespace com.keyman.environment {
   export var VERSION = \"$VERSION_RELEASE\";
+  export var BUILD = $VERSION_PATCH;
 }  
 " >> $ENVIRONMENT_FILE
 }
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ if [ $BUILD_EMBED = true ]; then
 
         rm $EMBED_OUTPUT/keyman.js 2>/dev/null
 
-        minify keyman.js $EMBED_OUTPUT SIMPLE_OPTIMIZATIONS "KeymanBase.__BUILD__=$VERSION_PATCH"
+        minify keyman.js $EMBED_OUTPUT SIMPLE_OPTIMIZATIONS
         assert $EMBED_OUTPUT/keyman.js
         echo Compiled embedded application saved as $EMBED_OUTPUT/keyman.js
 
@@ -382,7 +383,7 @@ if [ $BUILD_COREWEB = true ]; then
         rm $WEB_OUTPUT/keymanweb.js 2>/dev/null
 
         echo Minifying KeymanWeb...
-        minify keymanweb.js $WEB_OUTPUT SIMPLE_OPTIMIZATIONS "KeymanBase.__BUILD__=$VERSION_PATCH"
+        minify keymanweb.js $WEB_OUTPUT SIMPLE_OPTIMIZATIONS
         assert $WEB_OUTPUT/keymanweb.js
 
         echo Compiled KeymanWeb application saved as $WEB_OUTPUT/keymanweb.js
diff --git a/web/source/kmwbase.ts b/web/source/kmwbase.ts
index 292bca8638..f203cf106f 100644
--- a/web/source/kmwbase.ts
+++ b/web/source/kmwbase.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ namespace com.keyman {
     static _srcPath: string;
     static _rootPath: string;
     static _protocol: string;
-    static __BUILD__: number;
 
     // Internal objects
     ['util']: Util;
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ namespace com.keyman {
       this.osk = this['osk'] = new com.keyman.osk.OSKManager();
 
       // Load properties from their static variants.
-      this['build'] = KeymanBase.__BUILD__;
+      this['build'] = com.keyman.environment.BUILD;
       this.srcPath = KeymanBase._srcPath;
       this.rootPath = KeymanBase._rootPath;
       this.protocol = KeymanBase._protocol;
@@ -622,9 +621,6 @@ KeymanBase._srcPath = sPath;
 KeymanBase._rootPath = sPath.replace(/(https?:\/\/)([^\/]*)(.*)/,'$1$2/');
 KeymanBase._protocol = sPath.replace(/(.{3,5}:)(.*)/,'$1');
 
-/** @define {number} build counter that gets set by the build environment */
-KeymanBase.__BUILD__ = 299;
-
 /**  
  * Base code: Declare major component namespaces, instances, and utility functions 
  */