diff --git a/src/elog-version.h b/src/elog-version.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82ed6a20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/elog-version.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/********************************************************************
+
+   Name:         elog-version.h
+   Created by:   Stefan Ritt
+
+   Contents:     Version file for all ELOG programs
+
+   $Id: elog-version.h 1 2012-06-10 12:56:11Z ritt $
+
+\********************************************************************/
+
+/* Version of ELOG */
+#define VERSION "2.9.2"
+
+/* ELOG identification */
+static const char ELOGID[] = "elogd " VERSION " built " __DATE__ ", " __TIME__;
diff --git a/src/elogd.c b/src/elogd.c
index e2d24599..19564f46 100755
--- a/src/elogd.c
+++ b/src/elogd.c
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 /********************************************************************
- Name:         elogd.c
- Created by:   Stefan Ritt
+ 
+   Name:         elogd.c
+   Created by:   Stefan Ritt
 
- Contents:     Web server program for Electronic Logbook ELOG
+   Contents:     Web server program for Electronic Logbook ELOG
 
- $Id$
+   $Id$
 
 \********************************************************************/
 
@@ -12,9 +13,6 @@
 
 char svn_revision[] = "$Id$";
 
-/* ELOG identification */
-static const char ELOGID[] = "elogd " VERSION " built " __DATE__ ", " __TIME__;
-
 BOOL running_as_daemon;         /* Running as a daemon/service? */
 int elog_tcp_port;              /* Server's TCP port            */
 
diff --git a/src/elogd.h b/src/elogd.h
index e8508734..80df86da 100644
--- a/src/elogd.h
+++ b/src/elogd.h
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 /********************************************************************
- Name:         elogd.h
- Created by:   Stefan Ritt
+ 
+   Name:         elogd.h
+   Created by:   Stefan Ritt
 
- Contents:     Header file for ELOG program
+   Contents:     Header file for ELOG program
 
- $Id: elogd.c 2354 2011-01-10 11:53:11Z ritt $
+   $Id: elogd.c 2354 2011-01-10 11:53:11Z ritt $
 
 \********************************************************************/
 
-/* Version of ELOG */
-#define VERSION "2.9.2"
+/* Include version from central version file */
+#include "elog-version.h"
 
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include <stdio.h>