diff --git a/src/osgText/Version.cpp b/src/osgText/Version.cpp
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/osgText/Version.cpp
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+#include <osgText/Version>
+
+const char* osgTextGetVersion()
+{
+    return "0.8.42";
+}
+
+
+const char* osgTextGetLibraryName()
+{
+    return "Open Scene Graph Text Library";
+}