diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8746015..23338dd 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ MAKECMDGOALS := $(DEFAULT)
 endif
 
 VERSION := 0.9
+export VERSION
 CONF ?= debug
 
 BIN := build/bin
diff --git a/libretro/Makefile b/libretro/Makefile
index 9761843..bde47c1 100644
--- a/libretro/Makefile
+++ b/libretro/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ ifneq ($(GIT_VERSION)," unknown")
    CFLAGS += -DGIT_VERSION=\"$(GIT_VERSION)\"
 endif
 
+CFLAGS += -DSAMEBOY_CORE_VERSION=\"$(VERSION)\"
+
 ifeq ($(platform),)
 platform = unix
 ifeq ($(shell uname -a),)
diff --git a/libretro/libretro.c b/libretro/libretro.c
index 7320a7a..fefb316 100644
--- a/libretro/libretro.c
+++ b/libretro/libretro.c
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 #define snprintf _snprintf
 #endif
 
-#define SAMEBOY_CORE_VERSION "0.9"
-
 #include <Core/gb.h>
 #include "libretro.h"