diff --git a/build/wp8/version.bat b/build/wp8/version.bat
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+@ECHO off
+
+SET gitlog=
+FOR /f "delims=" %%a IN ('git log -1 "--pretty=format:%%H" ../../configure.ac') DO SET gitlog=%%a
+
+IF [%gitlog%] == [] GOTO UnknownGitVersion
+
+FOR /f "delims=" %%a IN ('git describe --always') DO SET gitdescribe=%%a
+GOTO End
+
+:UnknownGitVersion
+SET gitdescribe=unknown
+
+:End
+ECHO #define LIBLINPHONE_GIT_VERSION "%gitdescribe%" > liblinphone_gitversion.h
+
+
+FOR /F "delims=" %%a IN ('findstr /B AC_INIT ..\..\configure.ac') DO (
+	FOR /F "tokens=1,2,3 delims=[,]" %%1 IN ("%%a") DO (
+		ECHO #define LIBLINPHONE_VERSION "%%3" > config.h
+	)
+)