diff --git a/libtransmission/tr-dht.c b/libtransmission/tr-dht.c
index 7eba00189..a439889f9 100644
--- a/libtransmission/tr-dht.c
+++ b/libtransmission/tr-dht.c
@@ -389,8 +389,8 @@ tr_dhtInit(tr_session *ss, const tr_address * tr_addr)
 
     v[0] = 'T';
     v[1] = 'R';
-    v[2] = (SVN_REVISION_NUM >> 8) & 0xFF;
-    v[3] = SVN_REVISION_NUM & 0xFF;
+    v[2] = MAJOR_VERSION;
+    v[3] = MINOR_VERSION;
     rc = dht_init( dht_socket, dht6_socket, myid, (const unsigned char*)v );
     if(rc < 0)
         goto fail;
diff --git a/update-version-h.sh b/update-version-h.sh
index 7d4b45114..ec0d42c5b 100755
--- a/update-version-h.sh
+++ b/update-version-h.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ user_agent_prefix=`grep m4_define configure.ac | sed "s/[][)(]/,/g" | grep user_
 
 peer_id_prefix=`grep m4_define configure.ac | sed "s/[][)(]/,/g" | grep peer_id_prefix  | cut -d , -f 6`
 
+major_version=`echo ${user_agent_prefix} | awk -F . '{print $1}'`
+minor_version=`echo ${user_agent_prefix} | awk -F . '{print $2 + 0}'`
+
 # If this is a svn tree, and svnversion is available in PATH, use it to
 # grab the version.
 if [ -d ".svn" ] && type svnversion >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -34,6 +37,8 @@ cat > libtransmission/version.h.new << EOF
 #define SHORT_VERSION_STRING      "${user_agent_prefix}"
 #define LONG_VERSION_STRING       "${user_agent_prefix} (${svn_revision})"
 #define VERSION_STRING_INFOPLIST  ${user_agent_prefix}
+#define MAJOR_VERSION             ${major_version}
+#define MINOR_VERSION             ${minor_version}
 EOF
 
 # Add a release definition