diff --git a/build-aux/build.sh.in b/build-aux/build.sh.in
index 0a5bbcda..7c289388 100755
--- a/build-aux/build.sh.in
+++ b/build-aux/build.sh.in
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ srcdir="@srcdir@"
 abs_top_srcdir="@abs_top_srcdir@"
 abs_top_builddir="@abs_top_builddir@"
 prefix=${prefix-@prefix@}
+VERSION=${VERSION-@VERSION@}
 
 . ${srcdest}build-aux/config.sh
 . ${srcdest}build-aux/trace.sh
diff --git a/build-aux/install.sh.in b/build-aux/install.sh.in
index cb4639cc..9a414b30 100755
--- a/build-aux/install.sh.in
+++ b/build-aux/install.sh.in
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ srcdir="@srcdir@"
 abs_top_srcdir="@abs_top_srcdir@"
 abs_top_builddir="@abs_top_builddir@"
 prefix=${prefix-@prefix@}
+VERSION=${VERSION-@VERSION@}
 
 . ${srcdest}build-aux/config.sh
 . ${srcdest}build-aux/trace.sh