diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.c b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
index e8a22387a..aecd06d76 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.c
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
@@ -52,13 +52,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
-#ifndef ANDROID /*on Android LIBLINPHONE version is passed from root Makefile*/
-	#include "liblinphone_gitversion.h"
-#endif
-#else
-#ifndef LIBLINPHONE_GIT_VERSION
-#define LIBLINPHONE_GIT_VERSION "unknown"
-#endif
+#include "liblinphone_gitversion.h"
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
diff --git a/gtk/main.c b/gtk/main.c
index 4117f1f8a..8eceb4649 100644
--- a/gtk/main.c
+++ b/gtk/main.c
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ void linphone_gtk_show_about(void){
 		}
 		g_free(license);
 	}
-	gtk_about_dialog_set_version(GTK_ABOUT_DIALOG(about),LIBLINPHONE_GIT_VERSION);
+	gtk_about_dialog_set_version(GTK_ABOUT_DIALOG(about),linphone_core_get_version());
 	gtk_about_dialog_set_program_name(GTK_ABOUT_DIALOG(about),linphone_gtk_get_ui_config("title","Linphone"));
 	gtk_about_dialog_set_website(GTK_ABOUT_DIALOG(about),linphone_gtk_get_ui_config("home","http://www.linphone.org"));
 	if (logo) {
@@ -2190,7 +2190,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if(version) {
-		g_message("Linphone version %s.", LIBLINPHONE_GIT_VERSION);
+		g_message("Linphone version %s.", linphone_core_get_version());
 		return 0;
 	}