diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_CA_VERSION b/configure/CONFIG_CA_VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d87116168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_CA_VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+EPICS_CA_MAJOR_VERSION = 4
+EPICS_CA_MINOR_VERSION = 13
+EPICS_CA_MAINTENANCE_VERSION = 1
+EPICS_CA_DEVELOPMENT_FLAG = 1
diff --git a/configure/Makefile b/configure/Makefile
index 71c556c61..e2f373893 100644
--- a/configure/Makefile
+++ b/configure/Makefile
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ TARGETS = $(CONFIG_TARGETS)
 CONFIGS += $(subst ../,,$(wildcard $(CONFIG_INSTALLS)))
 
 CFG += CONFIG_CA_MODULE
+CFG += CONFIG_CA_VERSION
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
diff --git a/src/client/Makefile b/src/client/Makefile
index 2402bc1c6..6a7f690e9 100644
--- a/src/client/Makefile
+++ b/src/client/Makefile
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
 
 HTMLS += CAref.html
 
-EPICS_CA_MAJOR_VERSION = 4
-EPICS_CA_MINOR_VERSION = 13
-EPICS_CA_MAINTENANCE_VERSION = 1
-EPICS_CA_DEVELOPMENT_FLAG = 1
-
 #
 #	includes to install from this subproject
 #