diff --git a/Makefile.system b/Makefile.system
index 1427d09fb..22fe24337 100644
--- a/Makefile.system
+++ b/Makefile.system
@@ -1036,6 +1036,8 @@ ifdef USE_TLS
 CCOMMON_OPT += -DUSE_TLS
 endif
 
+CCOMMON_OPT += -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\"
+
 ifndef SYMBOLPREFIX
 SYMBOLPREFIX =
 endif
diff --git a/cmake/system.cmake b/cmake/system.cmake
index 61f96edb0..d803bb9eb 100644
--- a/cmake/system.cmake
+++ b/cmake/system.cmake
@@ -310,6 +310,8 @@ if (MIXED_MEMORY_ALLOCATION)
   set(CCOMMON_OPT "${CCOMMON_OPT} -DMIXED_MEMORY_ALLOCATION")
 endif ()
 
+set(CCOMMON_OPT "${CCOMMON_OPT} -DVERSION=\"\\\"${OpenBLAS_VERSION}\\\"\"")
+
 set(REVISION "-r${OpenBLAS_VERSION}")
 set(MAJOR_VERSION ${OpenBLAS_MAJOR_VERSION})
 
diff --git a/driver/others/openblas_get_config.c b/driver/others/openblas_get_config.c
index 3e87f2cc2..eca494dca 100644
--- a/driver/others/openblas_get_config.c
+++ b/driver/others/openblas_get_config.c
@@ -42,8 +42,11 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #endif
 
 static char* openblas_config_str=""
+"OpenBLAS "
+ VERSION
+" "
 #ifdef USE64BITINT
-  "USE64BITINT "
+  " USE64BITINT "
 #endif
 #ifdef NO_CBLAS
   "NO_CBLAS "