diff --git a/src/kits/Jamfile b/src/kits/Jamfile
index 4f8655f522..771accde74 100644
--- a/src/kits/Jamfile
+++ b/src/kits/Jamfile
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ LinkSharedOSLibs libbe.so :
 	stdc++.r4
 ;
 
+AddResources libbe.so : libbe_version.rdef ;
+
 LinkSharedOSLibs libopenbeos.so :
 	libbeadapter.so
 	be net
diff --git a/src/kits/libbe_version.rdef b/src/kits/libbe_version.rdef
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18ee8c53f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kits/libbe_version.rdef
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+resource app_version
+{
+	major  = 1, 
+	middle = 0,
+	minor  = 0,
+
+	/* 0 = development	1 = alpha			2 = beta
+	   3 = gamma		4 = golden master	5 = final */
+	variety = 1,
+
+	internal = 3,
+
+	short_info = "Walter",
+	long_info = "©2004 Haiku"
+};
+
+ 
\ No newline at end of file