diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 081bddb..332146d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ libtool
 ltmain.sh
 missing
 libmodbus.pc
-modbus.h
+modbus-version.h
 .deps
 .libs
 *.la
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c06830f..3b458f5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS([gettimeofday inet_ntoa memset select socket strerror])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
         Makefile
         src/Makefile
-        src/modbus.h
+        src/modbus-version.h
         tests/Makefile
         libmodbus.pc
 ])
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 0f1a558..4260250 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libmodbus.la
-libmodbus_la_SOURCES = modbus.c modbus.h
+libmodbus_la_SOURCES = \
+        modbus.c \
+        modbus.h \
+        modbus-version.h
 libmodbus_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -version-info $(LIBMODBUS_LT_VERSION_INFO)
 
-# Include files to install
-libmodbusincludedir = $(includedir)
-libmodbusinclude_HEADERS = modbus.h
+# Header files to install
+libmodbusincludedir = $(includedir)/modbus
+libmodbusinclude_HEADERS = modbus.h modbus-version.h
 
-DISTCLEANFILES = modbus.h
-EXTRA_DIST = modbus.h.in
+DISTCLEANFILES = modbus-version.h
+EXTRA_DIST = modbus-version.h.in
 CLEANFILES = *~
diff --git a/src/modbus-version.h.in b/src/modbus-version.h.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5be00f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modbus-version.h.in
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2010 Stéphane Raimbault <stephane.raimbault@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _MODBUS_VERSION_H_
+#define _MODBUS_VERSION_H_
+
+/* The major version, (1, if %LIBMODBUS_VERSION is 1.2.3) */
+#define LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MAJOR (@LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MAJOR@)
+
+/* The minor version (2, if %LIBMODBUS_VERSION is 1.2.3) */
+#define LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MINOR (@LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MINOR@)
+
+/* The micro version (3, if %LIBMODBUS_VERSION is 1.2.3) */
+#define LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MICRO (@LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MICRO@)
+
+/* The full version, like 1.2.3 */
+#define LIBMODBUS_VERSION        @LIBMODBUS_VERSION@
+
+/* The full version, in string form (suited for string concatenation)
+ */
+#define LIBMODBUS_VERSION_STRING "@LIBMODBUS_VERSION@"
+
+/* Numerically encoded version, like 0x010203 */
+#define LIBMODBUS_VERSION_HEX ((LIBMODBUS_MAJOR_VERSION << 24) |        \
+                               (LIBMODBUS_MINOR_VERSION << 16) |        \
+                               (LIBMODBUS_MICRO_VERSION << 8))
+
+/* Evaluates to True if the version is greater than @major, @minor and @micro
+ */
+#define LIBMODBUS_VERSION_CHECK(major,minor,micro)      \
+    (LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MAJOR > (major) ||               \
+     (LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MAJOR == (major) &&             \
+      LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MINOR > (minor)) ||             \
+     (LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MAJOR == (major) &&             \
+      LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MINOR == (minor) &&             \
+      LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MICRO >= (micro)))
+
+#endif /* _MODBUS_VERSION_H_ */
diff --git a/src/modbus.h.in b/src/modbus.h
index 4470eb5..367d973 100644
--- a/src/modbus.h.in
+++ b/src/modbus.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #include <netinet/tcp.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 
+#include "modbus-version.h"
+
 #ifdef  __cplusplus
 # define MODBUS_BEGIN_DECLS  extern "C" {
 # define MODBUS_END_DECLS    }
@@ -122,37 +124,6 @@ enum {
 #define EMBUNKEXC  (EMBXGTAR + 4)
 #define EMBMDATA   (EMBXGTAR + 5)
 
-/* The major version, (1, if %LIBMODBUS_VERSION is 1.2.3) */
-#define LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MAJOR (@LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MAJOR@)
-
-/* The minor version (2, if %LIBMODBUS_VERSION is 1.2.3) */
-#define LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MINOR (@LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MINOR@)
-
-/* The micro version (3, if %LIBMODBUS_VERSION is 1.2.3) */
-#define LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MICRO (@LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MICRO@)
-
-/* The full version, like 1.2.3 */
-#define LIBMODBUS_VERSION        @LIBMODBUS_VERSION@
-
-/* The full version, in string form (suited for string concatenation)
- */
-#define LIBMODBUS_VERSION_STRING "@LIBMODBUS_VERSION@"
-
-/* Numerically encoded version, like 0x010203 */
-#define LIBMODBUS_VERSION_HEX ((LIBMODBUS_MAJOR_VERSION << 24) |        \
-                               (LIBMODBUS_MINOR_VERSION << 16) |        \
-                               (LIBMODBUS_MICRO_VERSION << 8))
-
-/* Evaluates to True if the version is greater than @major, @minor and @micro
- */
-#define LIBMODBUS_VERSION_CHECK(major,minor,micro)      \
-    (LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MAJOR > (major) ||               \
-     (LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MAJOR == (major) &&             \
-      LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MINOR > (minor)) ||             \
-     (LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MAJOR == (major) &&             \
-      LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MINOR == (minor) &&             \
-      LIBMODBUS_VERSION_MICRO >= (micro)))
-
 extern const unsigned int libmodbus_version_major;
 extern const unsigned int libmodbus_version_minor;
 extern const unsigned int libmodbus_version_micro;