diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index eb7a6ac65..b042e9eca 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES IRIX)
     SET(CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT "" CACHE INTERNAL "")
 ENDIF()
 
-OPTION(OSG_MAINTAINER "Enable OpenSceneGraph maintainer build methods, such as making svn branches, tags, updating ChangeLog." OFF)
+OPTION(OSG_MAINTAINER "Enable OpenSceneGraph maintainer build methods, such as making git branches, tags, updating ChangeLog." OFF)
 IF (OSG_MAINTAINER)
 
     SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_BRANCH OpenSceneGraph-${OPENSCENEGRAPH_MAJOR_VERSION}.${OPENSCENEGRAPH_MINOR_VERSION})