diff --git a/src/cthulhu/cthulhu_platform.py.in b/src/cthulhu/cthulhu_platform.py.in
index b985122..9a3cb57 100644
--- a/src/cthulhu/cthulhu_platform.py.in
+++ b/src/cthulhu/cthulhu_platform.py.in
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 # Free Software Foundation, Inc., Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
 # Boston MA  02110-1301 USA.
 
+from cthulhu import cthulhuVersion
+
 """Holds platform-specific settings.
 """
 
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ __license__   = "LGPL"
 
 # $CTHULHU_VERSION
 #
-version     = "@VERSION@"
+version = f"{version}-{codeName}"
 
 # The revision if built from git; otherwise an empty string
 #