diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 67994eb..67cd1e5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-m4_define([cthulhu_version], [0.4])
+m4_define([get_version], [m4_esyscmd_s([
+  grep "^version = " src/cthulhuVersion.py | sed 's/version = "\(.*\)"/\1/'
+])])
+m4_define([cthulhu_version], [get_version])
 
 m4_define(pygobject_required_version, 3.18)
 m4_define(atspi_required_version, 2.48)
diff --git a/src/cthulhu/cthulhuVersion.py b/src/cthulhu/cthulhuVersion.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a721793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cthulhu/cthulhuVersion.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Stormux
+# Copyright (c) 2010-2012 The Orca Team
+# Copyright (c) 2012 Igalia, S.L.
+# Copyright (c) 2005-2010 Sun Microsystems Inc.
+#
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this library; if not, write to the
+# Free Software Foundation, Inc., Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+# Boston MA  02110-1301 USA.
+#
+# Fork of Orca Screen Reader (GNOME)
+# Original source: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/orca
+
+version = "2024.12.15"
+codeName = "testing"