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diff --git a/src/inkscape-version.cpp.in b/src/inkscape-version.cpp.in
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+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+    char const *version_string = VERSION " " "${INKSCAPE_REVISION}";
+}