Use Version.properties to store version information, instead of Bundle.properties that is a tracked file.

.gitignore

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Bundle_*.properties
 genfiles.properties
 /branding/core/core.jar/org/netbeans/core/startup/Bundle.properties
 /branding/modules/org-netbeans-core-windows.jar/org/netbeans/core/windows/view/ui/Bundle.properties
-/CoreUtils/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/coreutils/Bundle.properties
+/CoreUtils/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/coreutils/Version.properties
 /Testing/script/input/
 /Testing/script/output/
 /Testing/script/gold/

CoreUtils/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/coreutils/Version.java

@@ -18,29 +18,72 @@
  */
 package org.sleuthkit.autopsy.coreutils;
 
-import org.openide.util.NbBundle;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.Properties;
 
 /**
- *
- * @author dfickling
+ * Utility to get version and build settings set at build time
  */
 public class Version {
 
-    private Version() { }
+    private static Properties versionProperties;
+
+    private Version() {
+    }
 
     public enum Type {
+
         RELEASE, DEVELOPMENT;
     }
 
+    private static void loadVersionProperty() {
+        if (versionProperties != null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        versionProperties = new Properties();
+        try {
+            InputStream inputStream = Version.class.getResourceAsStream("Version.properties");
+            versionProperties.load(inputStream);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            versionProperties = null;
+        }
+
+
+    }
+
+    private static String getVersionProperty(String property) {
+        loadVersionProperty();
+        if (versionProperties == null) {
+            return "";
+        } else {
+            return versionProperties.getProperty(property);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the application version as set at build time
+     * @return application version string
+     */
     public static String getVersion() {
-        return NbBundle.getMessage(Version.class, "app.version");
+        return getVersionProperty("app.version");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the application name as set at build time
+     * @return the application name string
+     */
     public static String getName() {
-        return NbBundle.getMessage(Version.class, "app.name");
+        return getVersionProperty("app.name");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the application build type as set at build time
+     * @return the application build type
+     */
     public static Version.Type getBuildType() {
-        return Type.valueOf(NbBundle.getMessage(Version.class, "build.type"));
+        String valueProp = getVersionProperty("build.type");
+        return Type.valueOf(valueProp);
     }
 }

build.xml

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
         </propertyfile>
         
         <propertyfile
-        file="${basedir}/CoreUtils/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/coreutils/Bundle.properties"
+        file="${basedir}/CoreUtils/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/coreutils/Version.properties"
         comment="Updated by build script">
             <entry key="app.name" value="${app.title}" />
             <entry key="app.version" value="${app.version}" />