2 files changed, 14 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/libmate-desktop/mate-desktop.h b/libmate-desktop/mate-desktop.h.in
index 54a8e4c..3e2bc6c 100644
--- a/libmate-desktop/mate-desktop.h
+++ b/libmate-desktop/mate-desktop.h.in
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 (MATE_MAJOR == (major) && MATE_MINOR == (minor) && \
 MATE_MICRO >= (micro)))
 
+#define MATE_DESKTOP_VERSION "@PACKAGE_VERSION@"
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __MATE_DESKTOP_H__ */
diff --git a/libmate-desktop/meson.build b/libmate-desktop/meson.build
index b11f242..e0e94ae 100644
--- a/libmate-desktop/meson.build
+++ b/libmate-desktop/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 libmdt_inc = include_directories('.')
 
-headers = files(
- 'mate-desktop.h',
+version_conf = configuration_data()
+version_conf.set('PACKAGE_VERSION', matedt_version)
+
+mate_desktop_header_file = configure_file(
+ input: 'mate-desktop.h.in',
+ output: 'mate-desktop.h',
+ configuration: version_conf,
+)
+
+headers = [
+ mate_desktop_header_file,
 'mate-desktop-utils.h',
 'mate-desktop-item.h',
 'mate-dconf.h',
@@ -18,7 +27,7 @@ headers = files(
 'mate-colorsel.h',
 'mate-hsv.h',
 'mate-colorseldialog.h',
-)
+]
 
 install_headers(
 headers,