diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cc71f53..098b6ca 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
   Makefile
   compiler/cpp/Makefile
+  compiler/cpp/version.h
   lib/Makefile
   lib/cpp/Makefile
   lib/cpp/thrift.pc