diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a8fb92f..dadf3ea 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@ SYSTEM_PATH=$(PREFIX)/share/non-sequencer/
 DOCUMENT_PATH=$(PREFIX)/share/doc/non-sequencer/
 USE_LASH=1
 
+VERSION=1.9.0
+
 # Debugging
 CFLAGS:=-O0 -ggdb -fno-omit-frame-pointer -Wall
 # Production
 # CFLAGS:=-O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -DNDEBUG
 
-CFLAGS+=-DINSTALL_PREFIX=\"$(PREFIX)\" \
+CFLAGS+=-DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" \
+	-DINSTALL_PREFIX=\"$(PREFIX)\" \
 	-DSYSTEM_PATH=\"$(SYSTEM_PATH)\" \
 	-DDOCUMENT_PATH=\"$(DOCUMENT_PATH)\"
 
diff --git a/const.h b/const.h
index fdd262b..d6efa4c 100644
--- a/const.h
+++ b/const.h
@@ -34,12 +34,8 @@ const char APP_TITLE[]  = "The Non-Sequencer";
 const char COPYRIGHT[]  = "Copyright (c) 2007-2008 Jonathan Moore Liles";
 
 #define PACKAGE "non"
-#define VERSION "1.9.0"
 
 /* directories */
 
-// #define SYSTEM_PATH INSTALL_PREFIX "share/non-sequencer/"
-// #define DOCUMENT_PATH INSTALL_PREFIX "share/doc/non-sequencer/"
-
 #define USER_CONFIG_DIR ".non/"
 #define INSTRUMENT_DIR "instruments/"