diff --git a/include/lighttpd/version.h b/include/lighttpd/version.h
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+++ b/include/lighttpd/version.h
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+#ifndef _LIGHTTPD_VERSION_H_
+#define _LIGHTTPD_VERSION_H_
+
+#ifdef HAVE_VERSION_H
+#include <lighttpd/versionstamp.h>
+#else
+#define REPO_VERSION ""
+#endif
+
+#define PACKAGE_DESC PACKAGE_NAME "/" PACKAGE_VERSION REPO_VERSION
+
+#endif