diff --git a/OpenBoard.pro b/OpenBoard.pro
index e1bc733f..5a64ea8d 100644
--- a/OpenBoard.pro
+++ b/OpenBoard.pro
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ UB_FONTS.files = resources/fonts
 UB_THIRDPARTY_INTERACTIVE.files = thirdparty/interactive
 
 DEFINES += NO_THIRD_PARTY_WARNINGS
+DEFINES += UBVERSION=\"\\\"$${LONG_VERSION}\"\\\" \
+   UBVERSION_RC=$$VERSION_RC
 ALPHA_BETA_STR = $$find(VERSION, "[ab]")
 count(ALPHA_BETA_STR, 1):DEFINES += PRE_RELEASE
 BUILD_DIR = build