diff --git a/citest/project/build.properties b/citest/project/build.properties
index c491602bb..080a737ed 100644
--- a/citest/project/build.properties
+++ b/citest/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.3.0-M4
+sbt.version=1.3.0
diff --git a/integration-test/src/test/scala/RunnerTest.scala b/integration-test/src/test/scala/RunnerTest.scala
index d3dc0c580..f64685497 100755
--- a/integration-test/src/test/scala/RunnerTest.scala
+++ b/integration-test/src/test/scala/RunnerTest.scala
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ object SbtRunnerTest extends SimpleTestSuite with PowerAssertions {
   }
 
   test("sbt --script-version should print sbtVersion") {
-    val out = sbtProcessWithOpts("--numeric-version", "", "").!!.trim
+    val out = sbtProcessWithOpts("--script-version", "", "").!!.trim
     val expectedVersion = "^"+versionRegEx+"$"
     assert(out.matches(expectedVersion))
     ()
diff --git a/src/universal/bin/sbt.bat b/src/universal/bin/sbt.bat
index 417b79ad3..c05b63d64 100755
--- a/src/universal/bin/sbt.bat
+++ b/src/universal/bin/sbt.bat
@@ -459,8 +459,6 @@ goto args_loop
 rem Confirm a user's intent if the current directory does not look like an sbt
 rem top-level directory and the "new" command was not given.
 
-rem TODO: if not -sbt-create
-
 if not defined sbt_args_sbt_create if not defined sbt_args_print_version if not defined sbt_args_print_sbt_version if not defined sbt_args_print_sbt_script_version if not exist build.sbt (
   if not exist project\ (
     if not defined sbt_new (
@@ -486,6 +484,13 @@ if not defined sbt_args_sbt_create if not defined sbt_args_print_version if not
 
 call :process
 
+rem avoid bootstrapping/java version check for script version
+
+if !sbt_args_print_sbt_script_version! equ 1 (
+  echo !init_sbt_version!
+  goto :eof
+)
+
 call :checkjava
 
 call :copyrt
@@ -569,11 +574,6 @@ set sbt_jar=!sbt_jar:"=!
 
 rem TODO: _SBT_OPTS needs to be processed as args and diffed against SBT_ARGS
 
-if !sbt_args_print_sbt_script_version! equ 1 (
-  echo !init_sbt_version!
-  goto :eof
-)
-
 if !sbt_args_print_sbt_version! equ 1 (
   call :set_sbt_version
   echo !sbt_version!