diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 00a5f589..b172517b 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 AM_CFLAGS = @VKD3D_CFLAGS@
-AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(srcdir)/include -I$(srcdir)/include/dummy -I$(srcdir)/include/private
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(srcdir)/include -I$(srcdir)/include/private -I$(builddir)/include/private
 AM_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined
 
 widl_headers = \
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ vkd3d_demos_headers = \
 	demos/demo_win32.h \
 	demos/demo_xcb.h
 
-BUILT_SOURCES = $(widl_headers)
+BUILT_SOURCES = $(widl_headers) \
+	include/private/vkd3d_version.h
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libvkd3d-common.la
 libvkd3d_common_la_SOURCES = \
@@ -109,8 +110,7 @@ libvkd3d_la_SOURCES = \
 	libs/vkd3d/vkd3d_main.c \
 	libs/vkd3d/vkd3d_private.h \
 	libs/vkd3d/vkd3d_shaders.h \
-	libs/vkd3d/vulkan_procs.h \
-	libs/vkd3d_version.c
+	libs/vkd3d/vulkan_procs.h
 libvkd3d_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -version-info 2:0:1
 libvkd3d_la_LIBADD = libvkd3d-common.la libvkd3d-shader.la @DL_LIBS@ @PTHREAD_LIBS@
 if HAVE_LD_VERSION_SCRIPT
@@ -208,10 +208,15 @@ libvkd3d.pc: $(srcdir)/libs/vkd3d/libvkd3d.pc.in Makefile
 		-e 's![@]PACKAGE_VERSION[@]!$(PACKAGE_VERSION)!g' \
 		$< > $@
 
-libs/vkd3d_version.c: dummy-vkd3d-version
-	$(AM_V_GEN)version=`(GIT_DIR=$(top_srcdir)/.git git describe HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "vkd3d-$(PACKAGE_VERSION)") | $(SED) -n -e '$$s/\(.*\)/const char vkd3d_build[] = "\1";/p'` && (echo $$version | cmp -s - $@) || echo $$version >$@ || ($(RM) $@ && exit 1)
-.SILENT: libs/vkd3d_version.c
-CLEANFILES += libs/vkd3d_version.c
+include/private/vkd3d_version.h: dummy-vkd3d-version
+	@$(MKDIR_P) include/private
+	version=`(GIT_DIR=$(top_srcdir)/.git git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo '') \
+		| $(SED) -e 's!\(..*\)! (git \1)!' \
+		| $(SED) -n -e '$$s!\(.*\)!#define VKD3D_VCS_ID "\1"!p'` \
+		&& (echo $$version | cmp -s - $@) \
+		|| echo $$version >$@ || ($(RM) $@ && exit 1)
+.SILENT: include/private/vkd3d_version.h
+CLEANFILES += include/private/vkd3d_version.h
 
 .PHONY: dummy-vkd3d-version
 dummy-vkd3d-version:
diff --git a/include/.gitignore b/include/.gitignore
index 7ed2b780..3c711da0 100644
--- a/include/.gitignore
+++ b/include/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config.h
 config.h.in
+private/vkd3d_version.h
 stamp-h1
 vkd3d_d3d12.h
 vkd3d_d3d12sdklayers.h
diff --git a/include/vkd3d_shader.h b/include/vkd3d_shader.h
index de2c0c79..92ce9b93 100644
--- a/include/vkd3d_shader.h
+++ b/include/vkd3d_shader.h
@@ -749,6 +749,8 @@ struct vkd3d_shader_signature
 
 #ifndef VKD3D_SHADER_NO_PROTOTYPES
 
+const char *vkd3d_shader_get_version(unsigned int *major, unsigned int *minor);
+
 int vkd3d_shader_compile(const struct vkd3d_shader_compile_info *compile_info,
         struct vkd3d_shader_code *out, char **messages);
 void vkd3d_shader_free_messages(char *messages);
@@ -779,6 +781,8 @@ void vkd3d_shader_free_shader_signature(struct vkd3d_shader_signature *signature
 /*
  * Function pointer typedefs for vkd3d-shader functions.
  */
+typedef const char *(*PFN_vkd3d_shader_get_version)(unsigned int *major, unsigned int *minor);
+
 typedef int (*PFN_vkd3d_shader_compile)(const struct vkd3d_shader_compile_info *compile_info,
         struct vkd3d_shader_code *out, char **messages);
 typedef void (*PFN_vkd3d_shader_free_messages)(char *messages);
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader.map b/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader.map
index 9c9f0a51..eca72786 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader.map
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader.map
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ global:
     vkd3d_shader_free_scan_descriptor_info;
     vkd3d_shader_free_shader_code;
     vkd3d_shader_free_shader_signature;
+    vkd3d_shader_get_version;
     vkd3d_shader_parse_input_signature;
     vkd3d_shader_parse_root_signature;
     vkd3d_shader_scan;
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_main.c b/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_main.c
index cfac8e2f..140bdd4c 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_main.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_main.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "vkd3d_shader_private.h"
+#include "vkd3d_version.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
@@ -1027,3 +1028,21 @@ void vkd3d_shader_free_shader_signature(struct vkd3d_shader_signature *signature
     vkd3d_free(signature->elements);
     signature->elements = NULL;
 }
+
+const char *vkd3d_shader_get_version(unsigned int *major, unsigned int *minor)
+{
+    int x, y;
+
+    TRACE("major %p, minor %p.\n", major, minor);
+
+    if (major || minor)
+    {
+        vkd3d_parse_version(PACKAGE_VERSION, &x, &y);
+        if (major)
+            *major = x;
+        if (minor)
+            *minor = y;
+    }
+
+    return "vkd3d-shader " PACKAGE_VERSION VKD3D_VCS_ID;
+}
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d/device.c b/libs/vkd3d/device.c
index d88fde92..bef64773 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d/device.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d/device.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "vkd3d_private.h"
+#include "vkd3d_version.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_DLFCN_H
 #include <dlfcn.h>
@@ -460,7 +461,7 @@ static HRESULT vkd3d_instance_init(struct vkd3d_instance *instance,
     VkResult vr;
     HRESULT hr;
 
-    TRACE("Build: %s.\n", vkd3d_build);
+    TRACE("Build: " PACKAGE_STRING VKD3D_VCS_ID ".\n");
 
     if (!create_info->pfn_signal_event)
     {
diff --git a/tests/vkd3d_shader_api.c b/tests/vkd3d_shader_api.c
index e25dd203..fab17ad9 100644
--- a/tests/vkd3d_shader_api.c
+++ b/tests/vkd3d_shader_api.c
@@ -83,15 +83,18 @@ static void test_vkd3d_shader_pfns(void)
     PFN_vkd3d_shader_parse_root_signature pfn_vkd3d_shader_parse_root_signature;
     PFN_vkd3d_shader_free_root_signature pfn_vkd3d_shader_free_root_signature;
     PFN_vkd3d_shader_free_shader_code pfn_vkd3d_shader_free_shader_code;
+    PFN_vkd3d_shader_get_version pfn_vkd3d_shader_get_version;
     PFN_vkd3d_shader_compile pfn_vkd3d_shader_compile;
     PFN_vkd3d_shader_scan pfn_vkd3d_shader_scan;
 
     struct vkd3d_shader_versioned_root_signature_desc root_signature_desc;
+    unsigned int major, minor, expected_major, expected_minor;
     struct vkd3d_shader_scan_descriptor_info descriptor_info;
     struct vkd3d_shader_signature_element *element;
     struct vkd3d_shader_compile_info compile_info;
     struct vkd3d_shader_signature signature;
     struct vkd3d_shader_code dxbc, spirv;
+    const char *version, *p;
     int rc;
 
     static const struct vkd3d_shader_versioned_root_signature_desc empty_rs_desc =
@@ -124,9 +127,17 @@ static void test_vkd3d_shader_pfns(void)
     pfn_vkd3d_shader_parse_root_signature = vkd3d_shader_parse_root_signature;
     pfn_vkd3d_shader_free_root_signature = vkd3d_shader_free_root_signature;
     pfn_vkd3d_shader_free_shader_code = vkd3d_shader_free_shader_code;
+    pfn_vkd3d_shader_get_version = vkd3d_shader_get_version;
     pfn_vkd3d_shader_compile = vkd3d_shader_compile;
     pfn_vkd3d_shader_scan = vkd3d_shader_scan;
 
+    sscanf(PACKAGE_VERSION, "%d.%d", &expected_major, &expected_minor);
+    version = pfn_vkd3d_shader_get_version(&major, &minor);
+    p = strstr(version, "vkd3d-shader " PACKAGE_VERSION);
+    ok(p == version, "Got unexpected version string \"%s\"\n", version);
+    ok(major == expected_major, "Got unexpected major version %u.\n", major);
+    ok(minor == expected_minor, "Got unexpected minor version %u.\n", minor);
+
     rc = pfn_vkd3d_shader_serialize_root_signature(&empty_rs_desc, &dxbc, NULL);
     ok(rc == VKD3D_OK, "Got unexpected error code %d.\n", rc);
     rc = pfn_vkd3d_shader_parse_root_signature(&dxbc, &root_signature_desc, NULL);
@@ -163,10 +174,36 @@ static void test_vkd3d_shader_pfns(void)
     pfn_vkd3d_shader_free_scan_descriptor_info(&descriptor_info);
 }
 
+static void test_version(void)
+{
+    unsigned int major, minor, expected_major, expected_minor;
+    const char *version, *p;
+
+    sscanf(PACKAGE_VERSION, "%d.%d", &expected_major, &expected_minor);
+
+    version = vkd3d_shader_get_version(NULL, NULL);
+    p = strstr(version, "vkd3d-shader " PACKAGE_VERSION);
+    ok(p == version, "Got unexpected version string \"%s\"\n", version);
+
+    major = ~0u;
+    vkd3d_shader_get_version(&major, NULL);
+    ok(major == expected_major, "Got unexpected major version %u.\n", major);
+
+    minor = ~0u;
+    vkd3d_shader_get_version(NULL, &minor);
+    ok(minor == expected_minor, "Got unexpected minor version %u.\n", minor);
+
+    major = minor = ~0u;
+    vkd3d_shader_get_version(&major, &minor);
+    ok(major == expected_major, "Got unexpected major version %u.\n", major);
+    ok(minor == expected_minor, "Got unexpected minor version %u.\n", minor);
+}
+
 START_TEST(vkd3d_shader_api)
 {
     setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
 
     run_test(test_invalid_shaders);
     run_test(test_vkd3d_shader_pfns);
+    run_test(test_version);
 }