diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index b00a7fe..de735e9 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@
 #######################################################################
 # Environment setup
 
+with open("VERSION") as f:
+  mesa_version = f.read().strip()
 env.Append(CPPDEFINES = [
-    ('PACKAGE_VERSION', '\\"9.3.0-devel\\"'),
+    ('PACKAGE_VERSION', '\\"%s\\"' % mesa_version),
     ('PACKAGE_BUGREPORT', '\\"https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Mesa\\"'),
 ])