diff --git a/darkice/trunk/configure.in b/darkice/trunk/configure.in
index ce919ae..98ae318 100644
--- a/darkice/trunk/configure.in
+++ b/darkice/trunk/configure.in
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ AC_TYPE_SIZE_T()
 AC_SUBST(LAME_INCFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(LAME_LDFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(LINK_STATIC)
+AC_SUBST(VERSION)
 
 dnl checkin for lame library
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(lame library)
diff --git a/darkice/trunk/src/Makefile.am b/darkice/trunk/src/Makefile.am
index 3df30b1..55b0c08 100644
--- a/darkice/trunk/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/darkice/trunk/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bin_PROGRAMS = darkice
 INCLUDES = -I../stl @LAME_INCFLAGS@
-CXXFLAGS = -O2 -Wall
+CXXFLAGS = -O2 -Wall -DVERSION="@VERSION@"
 LDADD = @LAME_LDFLAGS@ @LINK_STATIC@
 
 darkice_SOURCES =   AudioEncoder.h\