diff --git a/libgimp/.cvsignore b/libgimp/.cvsignore
index 2640a69abf..afbce7fb59 100644
--- a/libgimp/.cvsignore
+++ b/libgimp/.cvsignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ _libs
 .libs
 .deps
 *.la
+gimpfeatures.h
diff --git a/libgimp/Makefile.am b/libgimp/Makefile.am
index 6722fa920b..ae38d5b8bf 100644
--- a/libgimp/Makefile.am
+++ b/libgimp/Makefile.am
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ gimpincludedir = $(includedir)/libgimp
 
 scriptdata =
 
+EXTRA_DIST = gimpfeatures.h.in
+
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libgimp-1.1.la libgimpui-1.1.la
 noinst_LIBRARIES = libgimpi.a
 
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ libgimpui_1_1_la_SOURCES = \
 
 gimpinclude_HEADERS = \
 	gimp.h		\
+	gimpfeatures.h	\
 	gimpenums.h	\
 	gimpmenu.h	\
 	gimpui.h
diff --git a/libgimp/gimpfeatures.h.in b/libgimp/gimpfeatures.h.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88352633ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgimp/gimpfeatures.h.in
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/* LIBGIMP - The GIMP Library                                                   
+ * Copyright (C) 1995-1997 Peter Mattis and Spencer Kimball                
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.             
+ *                                                                              
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,              
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of               
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU            
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */                                                                             
+#ifndef __GIMP_FEATURES_H__
+#define __GIMP_FEATURES_H__
+
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+
+#define GIMP_MAJOR_VERSION				(@GIMP_MAJOR_VERSION@)
+#define GIMP_MINOR_VERSION				(@GIMP_MINOR_VERSION@)
+#define GIMP_MICRO_VERSION				(@GIMP_MICRO_VERSION@)
+#define GIMP_VERSION					"@GIMP_VERSION@"
+
+#define GIMP_HAVE_GET_DATA_SIZE				1-1-0
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+
+#endif /* __GIMP_FEATURES_H__ */
diff --git a/libgimpbase/gimpversion.h.in b/libgimpbase/gimpversion.h.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88352633ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgimpbase/gimpversion.h.in
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/* LIBGIMP - The GIMP Library                                                   
+ * Copyright (C) 1995-1997 Peter Mattis and Spencer Kimball                
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.             
+ *                                                                              
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,              
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of               
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU            
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */                                                                             
+#ifndef __GIMP_FEATURES_H__
+#define __GIMP_FEATURES_H__
+
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+
+#define GIMP_MAJOR_VERSION				(@GIMP_MAJOR_VERSION@)
+#define GIMP_MINOR_VERSION				(@GIMP_MINOR_VERSION@)
+#define GIMP_MICRO_VERSION				(@GIMP_MICRO_VERSION@)
+#define GIMP_VERSION					"@GIMP_VERSION@"
+
+#define GIMP_HAVE_GET_DATA_SIZE				1-1-0
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+
+#endif /* __GIMP_FEATURES_H__ */