diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index b0567cff..78f33767 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ DESTDIR :=
 # override DEBUG at compile time to enable full debug or remove it all
 DEBUG :=
 
+YATE_VERSION := @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+YATE_RELEASE := @PACKAGE_STATUS@@PACKAGE_RELEASE@
+YATE_REVISION:= @PACKAGE_REVISION@
+
 CXX := @CXX@ -Wall
 SED := sed
 DEFS :=
diff --git a/modules/Makefile.in b/modules/Makefile.in
index 9262e7cf..ca65a5a3 100644
--- a/modules/Makefile.in
+++ b/modules/Makefile.in
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ DESTDIR :=
 # override DEBUG at compile time to enable full debug or remove it all
 DEBUG :=
 
+YATE_VERSION := @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+YATE_RELEASE := @PACKAGE_STATUS@@PACKAGE_RELEASE@
+YATE_REVISION:= @PACKAGE_REVISION@
+
 CC  := @CC@ -Wall
 CXX := @CXX@ -Wall
 MOC := @QT4_MOC@
diff --git a/yate-config.sh b/yate-config.sh
index 719aeb76..b5b244eb 100755
--- a/yate-config.sh
+++ b/yate-config.sh
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ while [ "$#" != 0 ]; do
 	--release)
 	    echo "@PACKAGE_STATUS@@PACKAGE_RELEASE@"
 	    ;;
+	--revision)
+	    echo "@PACKAGE_REVISION@"
+	    ;;
 	--cflags)
 	    echo "$s1"
 	    ;;