diff --git a/development.ini b/development.ini
--- a/development.ini
+++ b/development.ini
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ rss_include_diff = false
 
 ## options for showing and identifying changesets
 show_sha_length = 12
-show_revision_number = true
+show_revision_number = false
 
 ## gist URL alias, used to create nicer urls for gist. This should be an
 ## url that does rewrites to _admin/gists/<gistid>.
diff --git a/kallithea/bin/template.ini.mako b/kallithea/bin/template.ini.mako
--- a/kallithea/bin/template.ini.mako
+++ b/kallithea/bin/template.ini.mako
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ rss_include_diff = false
 
 <%text>## options for showing and identifying changesets</%text>
 show_sha_length = 12
-show_revision_number = true
+show_revision_number = false
 
 <%text>## gist URL alias, used to create nicer urls for gist. This should be an</%text>
 <%text>## url that does rewrites to _admin/gists/<gistid>.</%text>
diff --git a/kallithea/config/deployment.ini_tmpl b/kallithea/config/deployment.ini_tmpl
--- a/kallithea/config/deployment.ini_tmpl
+++ b/kallithea/config/deployment.ini_tmpl
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ rss_include_diff = false
 
 ## options for showing and identifying changesets
 show_sha_length = 12
-show_revision_number = true
+show_revision_number = false
 
 ## gist URL alias, used to create nicer urls for gist. This should be an
 ## url that does rewrites to _admin/gists/<gistid>.
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/helpers.py b/kallithea/lib/helpers.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/helpers.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/helpers.py
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ def show_id(cs):
     """
     from kallithea import CONFIG
     def_len = safe_int(CONFIG.get('show_sha_length', 12))
-    show_rev = str2bool(CONFIG.get('show_revision_number', True))
+    show_rev = str2bool(CONFIG.get('show_revision_number', False))
 
     raw_id = cs.raw_id[:def_len]
     if show_rev:
diff --git a/production.ini b/production.ini
--- a/production.ini
+++ b/production.ini
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ rss_include_diff = false
 
 ## options for showing and identifying changesets
 show_sha_length = 12
-show_revision_number = true
+show_revision_number = false
 
 ## gist URL alias, used to create nicer urls for gist. This should be an
 ## url that does rewrites to _admin/gists/<gistid>.