diff --git a/src/Include/config.h.in b/src/Include/config.h.in
index 13044e031..ffe400f82 100644
--- a/src/Include/config.h.in
+++ b/src/Include/config.h.in
@@ -236,7 +236,3 @@
 
 /* Name of package */
 #undef PACKAGE
-
-/* Version number of package */
-#undef VERSION
-
diff --git a/src/Include/version.h.in b/src/Include/version.h.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e49437c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Include/version.h.in
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// version.h -- FlightGear version
+//
+// Written by Curtis Olson, started October 2000.
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2000  Curtis L. Olson  - curt@flightgear.org
+//
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+// modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+// License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+// version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+// Library General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the
+// Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+// Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+//
+// $Id$
+
+
+#ifndef _FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION_H
+#define _FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION_H
+
+
+#define FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION "@VERSION@"
+
+
+#endif // _FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION_H