diff --git a/debian/libwsutil-dev.install b/debian/libwsutil-dev.install
index ec5b7df161..1f2c1c57f1 100644
--- a/debian/libwsutil-dev.install
+++ b/debian/libwsutil-dev.install
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ usr/lib/*/libwsutil.so
 include/*.h usr/include/wireshark
 wsutil/*.h usr/include/wireshark/wsutil
 wsutil/wmem/*.h usr/include/wireshark/wsutil/wmem
+usr/include/wireshark/ws_version.h
diff --git a/doc/plugins.example/hello.c b/doc/plugins.example/hello.c
index ce7da8330b..55953380eb 100644
--- a/doc/plugins.example/hello.c
+++ b/doc/plugins.example/hello.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 #define WS_BUILD_DLL
 #include <wireshark.h>
-#include <ws_version.h>
 #include <epan/packet.h>
 #include <epan/proto.h>
 
diff --git a/include/wireshark.h b/include/wireshark.h
index 29a68d050e..f7c19c23ff 100644
--- a/include/wireshark.h
+++ b/include/wireshark.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
  * Only public headers and symbols can be included here. Nothing related
  * with configuration.
  */
+#include <ws_version.h>
+
 #include <ws_attributes.h>
 #include <ws_compiler_tests.h>
 #include <ws_diag_control.h>