diff --git a/build/exe.mk b/build/exe.mk
index 74e32a91..369464d7 100644
--- a/build/exe.mk
+++ b/build/exe.mk
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ PROGRAM     = $(BINPATH)/$(PROGRAM_NAME)
 
 all : release
 
-debug   : CFLAGS = -g -O0 -DDEBUG $(DEBUG_CFLAGS) -Wall -W $(DEFINES) $(INCLUDES)
-release : CFLAGS = -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -funroll-loops -ffast-math -finline-functions -DNDEBUG $(RELEASE_CFLAGS) -Wall -W $(DEFINES) $(INCLUDES)
+debug   : CFLAGS = -g -O0 -DDEBUG $(DEBUG_CFLAGS) -Wall -W -DVERSION="1.0devel" $(DEFINES) $(INCLUDES)
+release : CFLAGS = -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -funroll-loops -ffast-math -finline-functions -DNDEBUG $(RELEASE_CFLAGS) -Wall -W -DVERSION="1.0devel" $(DEFINES) $(INCLUDES)
 
 LFLAGS  = -L$(LIBPATH)
 
diff --git a/build/lib.mk b/build/lib.mk
index 179b0a6e..47eee47e 100644
--- a/build/lib.mk
+++ b/build/lib.mk
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ DYNAMIC_LIB = $(LIBPATH)/$(LIB_NAME).so
 
 all : release
 
-debug   : CFLAGS = -g -O0 -DDEBUG $(DEBUG_CFLAGS) -Wall -W $(DEFINES) $(INCLUDES)
-release : CFLAGS = -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -funroll-loops -ffast-math -finline-functions -DNDEBUG $(RELEASE_CFLAGS) -Wall -W $(DEFINES) $(INCLUDES)
+debug   : CFLAGS = -g -O0 -DDEBUG $(DEBUG_CFLAGS) -Wall -W -DVERSION="1.0devel" $(DEFINES) $(INCLUDES)
+release : CFLAGS = -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -funroll-loops -ffast-math -finline-functions -DNDEBUG $(RELEASE_CFLAGS) -Wall -W -DVERSION="1.0devel" $(DEFINES) $(INCLUDES)
 
 LFLAGS  = -L$(LIBPATH)
 
diff --git a/include/FLAC/format.h b/include/FLAC/format.h
index dc11a3c5..0714c3a0 100644
--- a/include/FLAC/format.h
+++ b/include/FLAC/format.h
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@
 /* VERSION should come from configure */
 #ifdef VERSION
 #define FLAC__VERSION_STRING VERSION
-#else
-#define FLAC__VERSION_STRING "0.10"
 #endif
 
 extern const byte     FLAC__STREAM_SYNC_STRING[4]; /* = "fLaC" */;