-/* Version and release date definition */
-#define LYX_VERSION "1.1.1"
-#define LYX_RELEASE "Wec, Oct 27, 1999"
+/* -*- C++ -*- */
+/* * This file is part of
+ * ======================================================
+ *
+ * LyX, the High Level Word Processor
+ *
+ * Copyright 1995 Matthias Ettrich
+ * Copyright 1995, 2001 The LyX Team.
+ *
+ *======================================================*/
+
+#ifndef VERSION_H
+#define VERSION_H
+
+///
+extern char const * lyx_version;
+///
+extern char const * lyx_release_date;
+
+/// This version string is intended to be used in files created by LyX
+extern char const * lyx_docversion;
+
+/// This is the version information shown by 'lyx -version'
+extern char const * lyx_version_info;
+
+#endif