diff --git a/include/osg/Version b/include/osg/Version
index 96e9be1cb..1001d02c6 100644
--- a/include/osg/Version
+++ b/include/osg/Version
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
 
 extern "C" {
 
+#define OSG_VERSION_MAJOR 0
+#define OSG_VERSION_MINOR 9
+#define OSG_VERSION_RELEASE 8
+#define OSG_VERSION_REVISION DEVELOPMENT
+
 /**
   * osgGetVersion() returns the library version number.
   * Numbering convention : OpenSceneGraph-0.8-31 will return 0.8.31 from osgGetVersion.