diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index af146c8f..84d827df 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ VERSION_MAJOR := 2
 VERSION := 2.git.$(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 # VERSION := 2.0.0
 
-FLAGS += -DVERSION=$(VERSION)
 FLAGS += -Iinclude -Idep/include
 
 include arch.mk
@@ -17,6 +16,8 @@ SOURCES += dep/pffft/pffft.c dep/pffft/fftpack.c
 SOURCES += $(wildcard src/*.c src/*/*.c)
 SOURCES += $(wildcard src/*.cpp src/*/*.cpp)
 
+build/src/common.cpp.o: FLAGS += -D_APP_VERSION=$(VERSION)
+
 STANDALONE_SOURCES += adapters/standalone.cpp
 
 FLAGS += -fPIC
diff --git a/src/common.cpp b/src/common.cpp
index 9193803f..62870fbb 100644
--- a/src/common.cpp
+++ b/src/common.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const std::string APP_NAME = "VCV Rack";
 const std::string APP_EDITION = "CE";
 const std::string APP_EDITION_NAME = "Community Edition";
 const std::string APP_VERSION_MAJOR = "2";
-const std::string APP_VERSION = TOSTRING(VERSION);
+const std::string APP_VERSION = TOSTRING(_APP_VERSION);
 #if defined ARCH_WIN
 	const std::string APP_ARCH = "win";
 #elif ARCH_MAC