4 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 505af93e..5cc693c2 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ AC_SUBST(REV_TIMESTAMP)
 dnl Check if version file is present
 AM_CONDITIONAL([RELEASE_PRESENT], [test -f release])
 
+# Also read in the version from it
+if test -f release; then
+        NP_RELEASE="$(<release)"
+else
+        NP_RELEASE="$PACKAGE_VERSION"
+fi
+AC_SUBST(NP_RELEASE)
+
 dnl Checks for programs.
 AC_PATH_PROG(PYTHON,python)
 AC_PATH_PROG(SH,sh)
diff --git a/plugins-root/Makefile.am b/plugins-root/Makefile.am
index dcab4cc7..21840535 100644
--- a/plugins-root/Makefile.am
+++ b/plugins-root/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
 
 if RELEASE_PRESENT
-NP_VERSION = $(PACKAGE_VERSION)
+NP_VERSION = @NP_RELEASE@
 else
 NP-VERSION-FILE: .FORCE-NP-VERSION-FILE
         @$(SHELL_PATH) $(top_srcdir)/NP-VERSION-GEN
diff --git a/plugins-scripts/Makefile.am b/plugins-scripts/Makefile.am
index d1ea3c41..58db0604 100644
--- a/plugins-scripts/Makefile.am
+++ b/plugins-scripts/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
 
 if RELEASE_PRESENT
-NP_VERSION = $(PACKAGE_VERSION)
+NP_VERSION = @NP_RELEASE@
 else
 NP-VERSION-FILE: .FORCE-NP-VERSION-FILE
         @$(SHELL_PATH) $(top_srcdir)/NP-VERSION-GEN
diff --git a/plugins/Makefile.am b/plugins/Makefile.am
index 37de7536..4570fb7a 100644
--- a/plugins/Makefile.am
+++ b/plugins/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
 
 if RELEASE_PRESENT
-NP_VERSION = $(PACKAGE_VERSION)
+NP_VERSION = @NP_RELEASE@
 else
 NP-VERSION-FILE: .FORCE-NP-VERSION-FILE
         @$(SHELL_PATH) $(top_srcdir)/NP-VERSION-GEN