diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e7232cf0..2f72ed85 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ m4/ltsugar.m4
 m4/ltversion.m4
 m4/lt~obsolete.m4
 
+version.sh
 msvc-env-local.bat
 config-msvc-local.h
 config-msvc-version.h
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 52935183..68aa0a87 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -69,3 +69,8 @@ endif
 dist_noinst_HEADERS = \
 	config-msvc.h \
 	config-msvc-version.h.in
+
+if WIN32
+rootdir=$(prefix)
+root_DATA = version.sh
+endif
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d53a74a9..0f2a62e4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -904,6 +904,7 @@ AC_SUBST([OPTIONAL_PKCS11_HELPER_LIBS])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([WIN32], [test "${WIN32}" = "yes"])
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
+	version.sh
 	Makefile
 	build/Makefile
 	build/msvc/Makefile
diff --git a/version.sh.in b/version.sh.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2af5a364
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.sh.in
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+OPENVPN_PACKAGE_NAME="@PACKAGE_NAME@"
+OPENVPN_PACKAGE_TARNAME="@PACKAGE_TARNAME@"
+OPENVPN_PACKAGE_VERSION="@PACKAGE_VERSION@"
+OPENVPN_PACKAGE_HOST="@host@"