diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d286c4b..005e5f1 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 	LICENSE \
 	README.md \
 	config.rpath \
+	configure.version \
+	Version \
 	gettext.h \
 	usb-ids.h \
 	po/README.md
diff --git a/Version b/Version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7179039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.2.3
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0f22393..6ab79cc 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
 
-AC_INIT([x52pro-linux], [0.2.3], [nirenjan@gmail.com])
+AC_INIT([x52pro-linux], [m4_esyscmd_s([cat ./Version])], [nirenjan@gmail.com])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall foreign subdir-objects])
 AC_REQUIRE_AUX_FILE([tap-driver.sh])
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ AX_GCC_FUNC_ATTRIBUTE([format])
 AX_GCC_FUNC_ATTRIBUTE([noreturn])
 AC_C_TYPEOF
 
+AC_DEFINE([BUILD_VERSION], ["m4_esyscmd([./configure.version])"], [Build version])
+
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([Detected host OS is ${host_os}])
 build_linux=no
 # Detect target system
diff --git a/configure.version b/configure.version
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ff6c3e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure.version
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Use the Git version if Git is available, otherwise fallback to Version
+
+top_srcdir="${1-.}"
+test -d "${top_srcdir}" || { \
+    echo "FATAL: Could not change to top_srcdir '$1'" >&2 ; \
+    exit 1 ; \
+}
+
+version="${top_srcdir}/Version"
+
+# Use GIT_DIR if set
+if ! test -n "${GIT_DIR}"
+then
+    GIT_DIR="${top_srcdir}/.git"
+    export GIT_DIR
+fi
+
+if test -d "${GIT_DIR}"
+then
+    # Change tags like vX.Y.Z to X.Y.Z
+    DESCRIBE=$(git describe --dirty 2>/dev/null)
+fi
+
+if test ! -n "${DESCRIBE}"
+then
+    DESCRIBE="unknown-version"
+    if test -f "${version}"
+    then
+        DESCRIBE="v$(cat "${version}")"
+    fi
+fi
+
+printf "%s" "${DESCRIBE}"