diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 7adadd21e..996fcdb29 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Anope Version 1.7.0
 --------------------
 Provided by Anope Dev. <dev@anope.org>
-2004/04/01 Added memo2mail and /msg memoserv set notify MAIL/NOMAIL
+2004/04/01 Added memo2mail and /msg memoserv set notify MAIL/NOMAIL.
 2004/03/31 Fixed MySQL double encryption if using MD5.
 2004/03/31 Implemented MySQL Phase2 (see docs/MYSQL file)
 2004/03/31 Modules can now add Commands/Messages from outside of AnopeInit.
diff --git a/bin/am b/bin/am
index 5046d3d0a..14b6d8638 100755
--- a/bin/am
+++ b/bin/am
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@ my $fhint="version.log";
 
 # Default values, change or use environment variables instead.
 my $copy="anope";
+my $svnuser="";
 my $svnpath="/usr/bin";
 my $svnroot="svn://zero.org/repos/$copy";
 my $editor="/usr/bin/vi";
 
 # Environment variables SVNBINDIR and SVNROOT override the above 
 # hardcoded values.
+$svnuser="$ENV{SVNUSER}"   if ($ENV{SVNUSER});
 $svnpath="$ENV{SVNBINDIR}" if ($ENV{SVNBINDIR});
 $svnroot="$ENV{SVNROOT}"   if ($ENV{SVNROOT});
 $editor="$ENV{EDITOR}"     if ($ENV{EDITOR});
@@ -372,7 +374,7 @@ NOTES : ";
     close(OUT);
 
     print "*** Starting the upload...\n\n";
-    my $rval=system("$svn commit $dst --message '$svn_comment'");
+    my $rval=system("$svn commit $dst --username='$svnuser' --message '$svn_comment'");
     if ( $rval ) {
             print "*** Error: Unable to complete commit. Rolling back....\n\n";
             system("$svn revert $ctrlfile");
diff --git a/version.log b/version.log
index 92a163fc3..b275639e0 100644
--- a/version.log
+++ b/version.log
@@ -8,11 +8,15 @@
 VERSION_MAJOR="1"
 VERSION_MINOR="7"
 VERSION_PATCH="0"
-VERSION_BUILD="25"
+VERSION_BUILD="26"
 VERSION_EXTRA=""
 
 # $Log$
 #
+# BUILD : 1.7.0 (26)
+# BUGS  : none
+# NOTES : Testing svn access with a new am script.
+#
 # BUILD : 1.7.0 (25)
 # BUGS  : 
 # NOTES : Added memo2mail and /msg memoserv set notify MAIL/NOMAIL