diff --git a/MMCore/MMCore.h b/MMCore/MMCore.h
index 83d67b0b2..5deb1eea8 100644
--- a/MMCore/MMCore.h
+++ b/MMCore/MMCore.h
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@
 #   define MMCORE_DEPRECATED(prototype) prototype
 #endif
 
+extern const int MMCore_versionMajor;
+extern const int MMCore_versionMinor;
+extern const int MMCore_versionPatch;
 
 class CPluginManager;
 class CircularBuffer;