diff --git a/include/version.h.in b/include/version.h.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..caba88b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/version.h.in
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ *  version.h
+ */
+
+#define SOUNDLIB_VERSION_MAJOR		@SND_LIB_MAJOR@
+#define SOUNDLIB_VERSION_MINOR		@SND_LIB_MINOR@
+#define SOUNDLIB_VERSION_SUBMINOR	@SND_LIB_SUBMINOR@
+#define SOUNDLIB_VERSION		((SOUNDLIB_VERSION_MAJOR << 16) | \
+					 (SOUNDLIB_VERSION_MINOR << 8) | \
+					 SOUNDLIB_VERSION_SUBMINOR)
+