diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5ed2d80f..10727a63 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ mangohud_version = vcs_tag(
   input:  'version.h.in',
   output: 'version.h')
 
+mangohud_version_dep = declare_dependency(sources : mangohud_version)
+
 pre_args = [
   '-D__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS',
   '-D__STDC_FORMAT_MACROS',
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index f4cf3358..65133050 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ mangohud_static_lib = static_library(
     ],
   gnu_symbol_visibility : 'hidden',
   dependencies : [
+    mangohud_version_dep,
     vulkan_wsi_deps,
     dearimgui_dep,
     spdlog_dep,