diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantutils/CombineVariants.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantutils/CombineVariants.java
index 45a916cd5..d9df07dd0 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantutils/CombineVariants.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantutils/CombineVariants.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class CombineVariants extends RodWalker<Integer, Integer> {
 
         Set<VCFHeaderLine> headerLines = VCFUtils.smartMergeHeaders(vcfRods.values(), logger);
         headerLines.add(new VCFHeaderLine("source", "CombineVariants"));
-        headerLines.add(new VCFInfoHeaderLine("set", 1, VCFHeaderLineType.String, "Source VCF for the merged record in CombineVariants", VCFHeaderVersion.VCF4_0));
+        headerLines.add(new VCFInfoHeaderLine("set", 1, VCFHeaderLineType.String, "Source VCF for the merged record in CombineVariants"));
         vcfWriter.writeHeader(new VCFHeader(headerLines, samples));
     }