diff --git a/include/utils.h b/include/utils.h
index efe1899..dc0c0c1 100644
--- a/include/utils.h
+++ b/include/utils.h
@@ -16,13 +16,6 @@
 #define C_STD "C89"
 #endif
 
-#ifndef GIT_HASH
-#define GIT_HASH "0000000000"
-#endif
-
-#ifndef GIT_COMMITS
-#define GIT_COMMITS "1"
-#endif
 
 #define MIN(a, b) ((a) < (b) ? (a) : (b))
 #define MAX(a, b) ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))
diff --git a/include/version.h.in b/include/version.h.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96ced3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/version.h.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#pragma once
+#define GIT_HASH "@GIT_HASH@"
+#define GIT_COMMITS "@GIT_COMMITS@"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 7f92d8f..9df8566 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -24,25 +24,22 @@ srcs = [
 
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 
-git = find_program('git', required : false)
+git = find_program('git')
+git_hash    = run_command(git, 'rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD', check: false).stdout().strip()
+git_commits = run_command(git, 'rev-list', '--count', 'HEAD', check: false).stdout().strip()
 
-if git.found()
-    git_hash = run_command(git, 'rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD', check: false).stdout().strip()
-    git_commits = run_command(git, 'rev-list', '--count', 'HEAD', check: false).stdout().strip()
-else
-    git_hash = 'unknown'
-    git_commits = '0'
-endif
-
-add_project_arguments(
-    '-DGIT_HASH="' + git_hash + '"',
-    '-DGIT_COMMITS="' + git_commits + '"',
-    language: 'c'
+version_h = configure_file(
+    input  : 'include/version.h.in',
+    output : 'version.h',
+    configuration : {
+        'GIT_HASH'    : git_hash,
+        'GIT_COMMITS' : git_commits,
+    }
 )
 
 executable(
     'linuxSmartie',
-    srcs,
+    srcs + [version_h],
     include_directories : include_directories('include'),
     dependencies : [
         dependency('libusb-1.0', required : true),