diff --git a/renderdoc/Makefile b/renderdoc/Makefile
index fbcd883b1..ea510187c 100644
--- a/renderdoc/Makefile
+++ b/renderdoc/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 CC=gcc
 CPP=g++
+COMMIT=`git rev-parse HEAD`
 MACROS=-DLINUX \
 			 -DRENDERDOC_PLATFORM=linux \
 			 -DRENDERDOC_EXPORTS \
-			 -DGIT_COMMIT_HASH='"'$$(git rev-parse HEAD)'"' \
-			 -DRENDERDOC_VERSION_STRING='"0.21"'
+			 -DGIT_COMMIT_HASH="\"$(COMMIT)\""
 CFLAGS=-c -Wall -Werror -Wno-unknown-pragmas -Wno-error=format -fPIC $(MACROS) -I.
 CPPFLAGS=-std=c++11 -g -Wno-unused -Wno-unknown-pragmas -Wno-reorder -fvisibility=hidden -fvisibility-inlines-hidden
 LDFLAGS=-lpthread -lrt -shared -ldl -lX11
diff --git a/renderdoc/core/core.cpp b/renderdoc/core/core.cpp
index 01fa3a57b..2b109076f 100644
--- a/renderdoc/core/core.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/core/core.cpp
@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@
 
 #include <time.h>
 
-#ifdef WIN32
-#include "data/resource.h"
-#endif
-
+#include "data/version.h"
 #include "crash_handler.h"
 
 template<>
diff --git a/renderdoc/data/resource.h b/renderdoc/data/resource.h
index a22d5de6b..0ac4ca753 100644
--- a/renderdoc/data/resource.h
+++ b/renderdoc/data/resource.h
@@ -24,12 +24,8 @@
 #define STRINGIZE(a) STRINGIZE2(a)
 #endif
 
-#define RENDERDOC_VERSION_MAJOR			0
-#define RENDERDOC_VERSION_MINOR			21
 #define GIT_COMMIT_HASH							"NO_GIT_COMMIT_HASH_DEFINED"
 //#define RENDERDOC_OFFICIAL_BUILD // used to determine whether to submit auto crash reports
-#define RENDERDOC_VERSION_STRING		STRINGIZE(RENDERDOC_VERSION_MAJOR) "." STRINGIZE(RENDERDOC_VERSION_MINOR)
-#define RENDERDOC_VERSION_STRING_W		WIDEN(STRINGIZE(RENDERDOC_VERSION_MAJOR)) L"." WIDEN(STRINGIZE(RENDERDOC_VERSION_MINOR))
 
 // Next default values for new objects
 // 
@@ -41,3 +37,5 @@
 #define _APS_NEXT_SYMED_VALUE           101
 #endif
 #endif
+
+#include "version.h"
diff --git a/renderdoc/data/version.h b/renderdoc/data/version.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49308cebc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/renderdoc/data/version.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ * 
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Baldur Karlsson
+ * 
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ * 
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ * 
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#define RENDERDOC_VERSION_MAJOR			0
+#define RENDERDOC_VERSION_MINOR			21
+#define RENDERDOC_VERSION_STRING		   STRINGIZE(RENDERDOC_VERSION_MAJOR) "." STRINGIZE(RENDERDOC_VERSION_MINOR)
+#define RENDERDOC_VERSION_STRING_W		WIDEN(STRINGIZE(RENDERDOC_VERSION_MAJOR)) L"." WIDEN(STRINGIZE(RENDERDOC_VERSION_MINOR))
diff --git a/renderdoc/renderdoc.vcxproj b/renderdoc/renderdoc.vcxproj
index ba10b676b..ac0f77d83 100644
--- a/renderdoc/renderdoc.vcxproj
+++ b/renderdoc/renderdoc.vcxproj
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="core\socket_helpers.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="data\hlsl\debugcbuffers.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="data\resource.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="data\version.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="driver\d3d11\d3d11_common.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="driver\d3d11\d3d11_context.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="driver\d3d11\d3d11_debug.h" />
diff --git a/renderdoc/renderdoc.vcxproj.filters b/renderdoc/renderdoc.vcxproj.filters
index 9c20c7491..868d5090e 100644
--- a/renderdoc/renderdoc.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/renderdoc/renderdoc.vcxproj.filters
@@ -303,6 +303,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="3rdparty\stb\stb_image_write.h">
       <Filter>3rdparty\stb</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="data\version.h">
+      <Filter>Resources</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="maths\camera.cpp">
diff --git a/renderdoccmd/Makefile b/renderdoccmd/Makefile
index e4d7a6fee..402a07c03 100644
--- a/renderdoccmd/Makefile
+++ b/renderdoccmd/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 CC=gcc
 CPP=g++
+COMMIT=`git rev-parse HEAD`
 MACROS=-DLINUX \
 			 -DRENDERDOC_PLATFORM=linux \
 			 -DRENDERDOC_EXPORTS \
-			 -DGIT_COMMIT_HASH='"'$$(git rev-parse HEAD)'"' \
-			 -DRENDERDOC_VERSION_STRING='"0.21"'
+			 -DGIT_COMMIT_HASH="\"$(COMMIT)\""
 CFLAGS=-c -Wall -Werror -fPIC $(MACROS) -I../renderdoc/
 CPPFLAGS=-std=c++11 -g -Wno-unused -Wno-unknown-pragmas -Wno-reorder
 LDFLAGS=-L../renderdoc -lrenderdoc -lGL