diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index eb7433228b..13a34526d5 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #define CURL_NAME "curl"
-#define CURL_VERSION "7.10.8-pre5"
+#define CURL_VERSION LIBCURL_VERSION
 #define CURL_ID CURL_NAME " " CURL_VERSION " (" OS ") "