diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c73d0b5..6050bee 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 !CMakeLists.txt
 !.cmake/*
 
+!src/config.h.in
 src/config.h
 
 *~
diff --git a/src/config.h.in b/src/config.h.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..881c4b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config.h.in
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef CONFIG_H_IN_
+# define CONFIG_H_IN_
+
+# define VERSION "${PACKAGE_VERSION}"
+
+#endif /* !CONFIG_H_IN_ */