diff --git a/core/class_db.cpp b/core/class_db.cpp
index 94a907a1f0f..0ca982303d7 100644
--- a/core/class_db.cpp
+++ b/core/class_db.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "class_db.h"
 
 #include "os/mutex.h"
+#include "version.h"
 
 #ifdef NO_THREADS
 
diff --git a/core/typedefs.h b/core/typedefs.h
index 335f576bce8..40d9ea37b57 100644
--- a/core/typedefs.h
+++ b/core/typedefs.h
@@ -42,17 +42,6 @@
 #define _MKSTR(m_x) _STR(m_x)
 #endif
 
-/**
- * Version macros - it is necessary to include "version.h" for those to work.
- * Include it in the .cpp file, not the header.
- */
-#ifdef VERSION_PATCH
-#define VERSION_MKSTRING "" _MKSTR(VERSION_MAJOR) "." _MKSTR(VERSION_MINOR) "." _MKSTR(VERSION_PATCH) "." _MKSTR(VERSION_STATUS) "." _MKSTR(VERSION_REVISION)
-#else
-#define VERSION_MKSTRING "" _MKSTR(VERSION_MAJOR) "." _MKSTR(VERSION_MINOR) "." _MKSTR(VERSION_STATUS) "." _MKSTR(VERSION_REVISION)
-#endif // VERSION_PATCH
-#define VERSION_FULL_NAME "" _MKSTR(VERSION_NAME) " v" VERSION_MKSTRING
-
 #ifndef _ALWAYS_INLINE_
 
 #if defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ >= 4)
diff --git a/core/version.h b/core/version.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..80e50e51b94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/version.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*  version.h                                                            */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*                       This file is part of:                           */
+/*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
+/*                    http://www.godotengine.org                         */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/* Copyright (c) 2007-2017 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                 */
+/* Copyright (c) 2014-2017 Godot Engine contributors (cf. AUTHORS.md)    */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining */
+/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the       */
+/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including   */
+/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,   */
+/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    */
+/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to */
+/* the following conditions:                                             */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be        */
+/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.       */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,       */
+/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF    */
+/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.*/
+/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY  */
+/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,  */
+/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE     */
+/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
+/*************************************************************************/
+#include "version_generated.h"
+
+#ifdef VERSION_PATCH
+#define VERSION_MKSTRING "" _MKSTR(VERSION_MAJOR) "." _MKSTR(VERSION_MINOR) "." _MKSTR(VERSION_PATCH) "." _MKSTR(VERSION_STATUS) "." _MKSTR(VERSION_REVISION)
+#else
+#define VERSION_MKSTRING "" _MKSTR(VERSION_MAJOR) "." _MKSTR(VERSION_MINOR) "." _MKSTR(VERSION_STATUS) "." _MKSTR(VERSION_REVISION)
+#endif // VERSION_PATCH
+#define VERSION_FULL_NAME "" _MKSTR(VERSION_NAME) " v" VERSION_MKSTRING
diff --git a/methods.py b/methods.py
index d8f0bf66598..cad87ad7756 100644
--- a/methods.py
+++ b/methods.py
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ def update_version():
         print("Using custom revision: " + rev)
     import version
 
-    f = open("core/version.h", "wb")
+    f = open("core/version_generated.h", "wb")
     f.write("#define VERSION_SHORT_NAME " + str(version.short_name) + "\n")
     f.write("#define VERSION_NAME " + str(version.name) + "\n")
     f.write("#define VERSION_MAJOR " + str(version.major) + "\n")
diff --git a/scene/main/http_request.cpp b/scene/main/http_request.cpp
index 783afc8b58c..a9b2dba1866 100644
--- a/scene/main/http_request.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/http_request.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 /*************************************************************************/
 #include "http_request.h"
 
+#include "version.h"
+
 void HTTPRequest::_redirect_request(const String &p_new_url) {
 }