diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 934de4a..85e0085 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ autom4te.cache/
 *.rej
 
 version.h
+src/version.rs
 config.cache
 config.log
 config.status
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 16b9573..455263c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -210,5 +210,6 @@ Makefile
 contrib/Makefile
 unit-tests/Makefile
 version.h
+src/version.rs
 ])
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/src/bin/thin_metadata_pack.rs b/src/bin/thin_metadata_pack.rs
index 1bb1fda..27d0435 100644
--- a/src/bin/thin_metadata_pack.rs
+++ b/src/bin/thin_metadata_pack.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::process;
 
 fn main() {
     let parser = App::new("thin_metadata_pack")
-	.version("0.8.5")	// FIXME: use actual version
+	.version(thinp::version::TOOLS_VERSION)
         .about("Produces a compressed file of thin metadata.  Only packs metadata blocks that are actually used.")
         .arg(Arg::with_name("INPUT")
             .help("Specify thinp metadata binary device/file")
diff --git a/src/bin/thin_metadata_unpack.rs b/src/bin/thin_metadata_unpack.rs
index bd5433e..1a7436d 100644
--- a/src/bin/thin_metadata_unpack.rs
+++ b/src/bin/thin_metadata_unpack.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::process;
 
 fn main() {
     let parser = App::new("thin_metadata_unpack")
-	.version("0.8.5")	// FIXME: use actual version
+	.version(thinp::version::TOOLS_VERSION)
         .about("Unpack a compressed file of thin metadata.")
         .arg(Arg::with_name("INPUT")
             .help("Specify thinp metadata binary device/file")
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6e440ec..b51595b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ extern crate quickcheck_macros;
 pub mod block_manager;
 pub mod check;
 pub mod pack;
+pub mod version;
diff --git a/src/version.rs.in b/src/version.rs.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afc9ef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/version.rs.in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pub const TOOLS_VERSION: &str = @THIN_PROVISIONING_TOOLS_VERSION@;
+