diff --git a/src/elog.c b/src/elog.c
index 1ec34ae5..f9221afe 100755
--- a/src/elog.c
+++ b/src/elog.c
@@ -9,12 +9,9 @@
 
 \********************************************************************/
 
-#define VERSION "2.9.1"
+#include "elog-version.h"
 char svn_revision[] = "$Id$";
 
-/* ELOG identification */
-static const char ELOGID[] = "elog " VERSION " built " __DATE__ ", " __TIME__;
-
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>