diff --git a/include/curl/Makefile.am b/include/curl/Makefile.am
index c45332b0d..71a60916c 100644
--- a/include/curl/Makefile.am
+++ b/include/curl/Makefile.am
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
 pkginclude_HEADERS = \
-	curl.h \
-	easy.h \
-	mprintf.h \
-	stdcheaders.h \
-	types.h \
-	multi.h
+	curl.h curlver.h easy.h mprintf.h stdcheaders.h types.h multi.h
 pkgincludedir= $(includedir)/curl
diff --git a/include/curl/curl.h b/include/curl/curl.h
index 0a3b32717..a81c915d6 100644
--- a/include/curl/curl.h
+++ b/include/curl/curl.h
@@ -27,31 +27,7 @@
    http://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/
 */
 
-/* This is the version number of the libcurl package from which this header
-   file origins: */
-#define LIBCURL_VERSION "7.11.0-CVS"
-
-/* This is the numeric version of the libcurl version number, meant for easier
-   parsing and comparions by programs. The LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM define will
-   always follow this syntax:
-
-         0xXXYYZZ
-
-   Where XX, YY and ZZ are the main version, release and patch numbers in
-   hexadecimal. All three numbers are always represented using two digits.  1.2
-   would appear as "0x010200" while version 9.11.7 appears as "0x090b07".
-
-   This 6-digit hexadecimal number does not show pre-release number, and it is
-   always a greater number in a more recent release. It makes comparisons with
-   greater than and less than work.
-*/
-#define LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM 0x070b00
-
-/* The numeric version number is also available "in parts" by using these
-   defines: */
-#define LIBCURL_VERSION_MAJOR 7
-#define LIBCURL_VERSION_MINOR 11
-#define LIBCURL_VERSION_PATCH 0
+#include "curlver.h" /* the libcurl version defines */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <limits.h>
diff --git a/include/curl/curlver.h b/include/curl/curlver.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5bda9d703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/curl/curlver.h
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#ifndef __CURL_CURLVER_H
+#define __CURL_CURLVER_H
+/***************************************************************************
+ *                                  _   _ ____  _     
+ *  Project                     ___| | | |  _ \| |    
+ *                             / __| | | | |_) | |    
+ *                            | (__| |_| |  _ <| |___ 
+ *                             \___|\___/|_| \_\_____|
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 1998 - 2004, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
+ *
+ * This software is licensed as described in the file COPYING, which
+ * you should have received as part of this distribution. The terms
+ * are also available at http://curl.haxx.se/docs/copyright.html.
+ * 
+ * You may opt to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, under the terms of the COPYING file.
+ *
+ * This software is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.
+ *
+ * $Id$
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+/* This header file contains nothing but libcurl version info, generated by
+   a script at release-time. This was made its own header file in 7.11.2 */
+
+/* This is the version number of the libcurl package from which this header
+   file origins: */
+#define LIBCURL_VERSION "7.11.0-CVS"
+
+/* This is the numeric version of the libcurl version number, meant for easier
+   parsing and comparions by programs. The LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM define will
+   always follow this syntax:
+
+         0xXXYYZZ
+
+   Where XX, YY and ZZ are the main version, release and patch numbers in
+   hexadecimal. All three numbers are always represented using two digits.  1.2
+   would appear as "0x010200" while version 9.11.7 appears as "0x090b07".
+
+   This 6-digit hexadecimal number does not show pre-release number, and it is
+   always a greater number in a more recent release. It makes comparisons with
+   greater than and less than work.
+*/
+#define LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM 0x070b00
+
+/* The numeric version number is also available "in parts" by using these
+   defines: */
+#define LIBCURL_VERSION_MAJOR 7
+#define LIBCURL_VERSION_MINOR 11
+#define LIBCURL_VERSION_PATCH 0
+
+#endif /* __CURL_CURLVER_H */
diff --git a/maketgz b/maketgz
index 4e7bdaef6..0ae985f74 100755
--- a/maketgz
+++ b/maketgz
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ patch=`echo $libversion |cut -d. -f3 | cut -d- -f1 | sed -e "s/[^0-9]//g"`
 
 numeric=`echo "obase=16; $major*256*256 + $minor*256 + $patch" | bc`
 
-HEADER=include/curl/curl.h
+HEADER=include/curl/curlver.h
 CHEADER=src/version.h
 
 # Replace version number in header file: