diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3336003d..e05cb332 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.3.7
+1.3.8
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0b1cc02f..639223d5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4513,6 +4513,13 @@ _ACEOF
 fi
 
 
+read -r version < VERSION
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define VERSION "$version"
+_ACEOF
+
+
+
 
 
 # Check whether --with-piler-user was given.
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 1681f3a6..388ac8e7 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -258,6 +258,10 @@ if test z`which timeout 2>/dev/null` != "z"; then
 fi
 
 
+read -r version < VERSION
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(VERSION, "$version")
+
+
 dnl user running piler
 
 AC_ARG_WITH(piler-user,
diff --git a/piler-config.h.in b/piler-config.h.in
index 4053acc6..416831b5 100644
--- a/piler-config.h.in
+++ b/piler-config.h.in
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * piler-config.h.in, SJ
  */
 
+#define VERSION "x.x.x"
+
 #define CONFDIR "/usr/local/etc"
 #define DATADIR "/usr/local/var"
 #define DATAROOTDIR "/usr/local/share"
@@ -29,4 +31,3 @@
 #undef HAVE_TWEAK_SENT_TIME
 
 #undef HAVE_SUPPORT_FOR_COMPAT_STORAGE_LAYOUT
-
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index cb23f0cc..3ec7f1bc 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 #include "piler-config.h"
 #include "params.h"
 
-#define VERSION "1.3.6"
-
 #define BUILD 998
 
 #define HOSTID "mailarchiver"