diff --git a/fftools/cmdutils.c b/fftools/cmdutils.c
index 5151f548e1..cc253ee970 100644
--- a/fftools/cmdutils.c
+++ b/fftools/cmdutils.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "libswscale/swscale.h"
 #include "libswresample/swresample.h"
 #include "libpostproc/postprocess.h"
+#include "libpostproc/version.h"
 #include "libavutil/attributes.h"
 #include "libavutil/avassert.h"
 #include "libavutil/avstring.h"
diff --git a/fftools/ffprobe.c b/fftools/ffprobe.c
index 1c1b0f1783..b86a3f9203 100644
--- a/fftools/ffprobe.c
+++ b/fftools/ffprobe.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 #include "libswscale/swscale.h"
 #include "libswresample/swresample.h"
 #include "libpostproc/postprocess.h"
+#include "libpostproc/version.h"
 #include "cmdutils.h"
 
 #include "libavutil/thread.h"
diff --git a/libpostproc/Makefile b/libpostproc/Makefile
index 34317193a8..f7debb8eeb 100644
--- a/libpostproc/Makefile
+++ b/libpostproc/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ FFLIBS = avutil
 
 HEADERS = postprocess.h        \
           version.h            \
+          version_major.h      \
 
 OBJS = postprocess.o
 
diff --git a/libpostproc/postprocess.c b/libpostproc/postprocess.c
index 2ca7a3779d..b954dc2eaa 100644
--- a/libpostproc/postprocess.c
+++ b/libpostproc/postprocess.c
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ try to unroll inner for(x=0 ... loop to avoid these damn if(x ... checks
 //#define DEBUG_BRIGHTNESS
 #include "postprocess.h"
 #include "postprocess_internal.h"
+#include "version.h"
 #include "libavutil/avstring.h"
 #include "libavutil/ppc/util_altivec.h"
 
diff --git a/libpostproc/postprocess.h b/libpostproc/postprocess.h
index ba456cf3e0..cf4e78c83a 100644
--- a/libpostproc/postprocess.h
+++ b/libpostproc/postprocess.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  * @{
  */
 
-#include "libpostproc/version.h"
+#include "libpostproc/version_major.h"
 
 /**
  * Return the LIBPOSTPROC_VERSION_INT constant.
diff --git a/libpostproc/version.h b/libpostproc/version.h
index e8bd6afdc8..4459d251d4 100644
--- a/libpostproc/version.h
+++ b/libpostproc/version.h
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
 
 #include "libavutil/version.h"
 
-#define LIBPOSTPROC_VERSION_MAJOR  56
+#include "version_major.h"
+
 #define LIBPOSTPROC_VERSION_MINOR   4
 #define LIBPOSTPROC_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
diff --git a/libpostproc/version_major.h b/libpostproc/version_major.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7afc4dbb72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libpostproc/version_major.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Version macros.
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef POSTPROC_VERSION_MAJOR_H
+#define POSTPROC_VERSION_MAJOR_H
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Libpostproc version macros
+ */
+
+#define LIBPOSTPROC_VERSION_MAJOR  56
+
+#endif /* POSTPROC_VERSION_MAJOR_H */