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diff --git a/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml b/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml
index 9c6b423..1718d55 100644
--- a/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml
+++ b/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml
@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@ Removing "-Werror" from configure.ac can cause breakage in very rare cases where
<p>
When you submit your ebuilds, the header should be <e>exactly</e> the same as
the one in <path>/usr/portage/skel.ebuild</path>. Most importantly, do not
-modify it in any way and make sure that the <c>&#36;Header: &#36;</c> line is
-intact.
+modify it in any way and make sure that the <c>&#36;Id&#36;</c> line is intact.
</p>
<p>
@@ -159,17 +158,16 @@ The first three lines <e>must</e> look like this:
</p>
<pre caption="Valid Header">
-# Copyright 1999-2004 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-# &#36;Header: &#36;
+# &#36;Id&#36;
</pre>
<p>
Only if you are submitting a patched or version bumped ebuild, should you not
-need to modify the <c>&#36;Header: &#36;</c> line. But the line must be present.
-When we check the ebuild into CVS, it will modify that header with the
-appropriate version and date information. So there is no need for you to
-manually modify it.
+need to modify the <c>&#36;Id&#36;</c> line. But the line must be present.
+It will be expanded on the staging box automatically. So there is no need for you to manually modify it.
+See <uri link="::general-concepts/git-to-rsync"/>.
</p>
</body>