diff --git a/fftools/cmdutils.c b/fftools/cmdutils.c
index cc253ee970..9699669b36 100644
--- a/fftools/cmdutils.c
+++ b/fftools/cmdutils.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "libavdevice/version.h"
 #include "libswscale/swscale.h"
 #include "libswresample/swresample.h"
+#include "libswresample/version.h"
 #include "libpostproc/postprocess.h"
 #include "libpostproc/version.h"
 #include "libavutil/attributes.h"
diff --git a/fftools/ffprobe.c b/fftools/ffprobe.c
index b86a3f9203..5e9d35c9c4 100644
--- a/fftools/ffprobe.c
+++ b/fftools/ffprobe.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #include "libavdevice/version.h"
 #include "libswscale/swscale.h"
 #include "libswresample/swresample.h"
+#include "libswresample/version.h"
 #include "libpostproc/postprocess.h"
 #include "libpostproc/version.h"
 #include "cmdutils.h"
diff --git a/libswresample/Makefile b/libswresample/Makefile
index f528427f55..b74ee20987 100644
--- a/libswresample/Makefile
+++ b/libswresample/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ FFLIBS = avutil
 
 HEADERS = swresample.h                       \
           version.h                          \
+          version_major.h                    \
 
 OBJS = audioconvert.o                        \
        dither.o                              \
diff --git a/libswresample/swresample.c b/libswresample/swresample.c
index 5328e6c1ff..be59b69b73 100644
--- a/libswresample/swresample.c
+++ b/libswresample/swresample.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/avassert.h"
 #include "libavutil/channel_layout.h"
 #include "libavutil/internal.h"
+#include "version.h"
 
 #include <float.h>
 
diff --git a/libswresample/swresample.h b/libswresample/swresample.h
index f965a38eaf..2c4eb3562d 100644
--- a/libswresample/swresample.h
+++ b/libswresample/swresample.h
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/frame.h"
 #include "libavutil/samplefmt.h"
 
-#include "libswresample/version.h"
+#include "libswresample/version_major.h"
 
 /**
  * @name Option constants
diff --git a/libswresample/version.h b/libswresample/version.h
index e16bbbb10d..cf32791e50 100644
--- a/libswresample/version.h
+++ b/libswresample/version.h
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
 
 #include "libavutil/version.h"
 
-#define LIBSWRESAMPLE_VERSION_MAJOR   4
+#include "version_major.h"
+
 #define LIBSWRESAMPLE_VERSION_MINOR   5
 #define LIBSWRESAMPLE_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
diff --git a/libswresample/version_major.h b/libswresample/version_major.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f265c2073
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libswresample/version_major.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Version macros.
+ *
+ * This file is part of libswresample
+ *
+ * libswresample 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.
+ *
+ * libswresample 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 libswresample; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef SWRESAMPLE_VERSION_MAJOR_H
+#define SWRESAMPLE_VERSION_MAJOR_H
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Libswresample version macros
+ */
+
+#define LIBSWRESAMPLE_VERSION_MAJOR   4
+
+#endif /* SWRESAMPLE_VERSION_MAJOR_H */