diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 505af93e6a2c4521363b72122d4f1577363922cf..5cc693c25b897e07ea2f258869d5eadbe40cafc6 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
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)