diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 12cea2909..1b94d1175 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ AUTH_SRCS = auth/afs.c auth/aix_auth.c auth/bsdauth.c auth/dce.c auth/fwtk.c \
 HDRS = bsm_audit.h compat.h def_data.h defaults.h error.h ins_2001.h \
        ins_classic.h ins_csops.h ins_goons.h insults.h interfaces.h lbuf.h \
        list.h logging.h nonunix.h redblack.h parse.h sudo.h sudo_nss.h gram.h \
-       version.h auth/sudo_auth.h emul/charclass.h emul/fnmatch.h emul/glob.h \
+       auth/sudo_auth.h emul/charclass.h emul/fnmatch.h emul/glob.h \
        emul/timespec.h emul/utime.h
 
 AUTH_OBJS = sudo_auth.o @AUTH_OBJS@
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ TEST_OBJS = $(COMMON_OBJS) interfaces.o testsudoers.o tsgetgrpw.o tspwutil.o
 
 LIB_OBJS = @LIBOBJS@
 
-VERSION = 1.7.2
+VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 
 DISTFILES = $(SRCS) $(HDRS) ChangeLog HISTORY INSTALL INSTALL.configure \
             LICENSE Makefile.in PORTING README README.LDAP TROUBLESHOOTING \
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ strlcpy.o: $(srcdir)/strlcpy.c $(srcdir)/compat.h config.h
 	$(CC) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(DEFS) $(OPTIONS) $(srcdir)/strlcpy.c
 selinux.o: $(srcdir)/selinux.c $(SUDODEP)
 	$(CC) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(DEFS) $(OPTIONS) $(srcdir)/selinux.c
-sudo.o: $(srcdir)/sudo.c $(SUDODEP) sudo_usage.h $(srcdir)/interfaces.h $(srcdir)/version.h
+sudo.o: $(srcdir)/sudo.c $(SUDODEP) sudo_usage.h $(srcdir)/interfaces.h
 	$(CC) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(DEFS) $(OPTIONS) $(srcdir)/sudo.c
 sudo_edit.o: $(srcdir)/sudo_edit.c $(SUDODEP)
 	$(CC) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(DEFS) $(OPTIONS) $(srcdir)/sudo_edit.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ utimes.o: $(srcdir)/utimes.c $(srcdir)/compat.h $(srcdir)/emul/utime.h config.h
 	$(CC) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(DEFS) $(OPTIONS) $(srcdir)/utimes.c
 vasgroups.o: $(srcdir)/vasgroups.c $(srcdir)/nonunix.h $(SUDODEP)
 	$(CC) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(DEFS) $(OPTIONS) $(srcdir)/vasgroups.c
-visudo.o: $(srcdir)/visudo.c $(SUDODEP) $(srcdir)/version.h $(devdir)/gram.h
+visudo.o: $(srcdir)/visudo.c $(SUDODEP) $(devdir)/gram.h
 	$(CC) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(DEFS) $(OPTIONS) $(srcdir)/visudo.c
 zero_bytes.o: $(srcdir)/zero_bytes.c $(srcdir)/compat.h config.h
 	$(CC) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(DEFS) $(OPTIONS) $(srcdir)/zero_bytes.c
diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index 658c01544..18698f4f9 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -558,6 +558,21 @@
 /* Define to 1 if root should not be allowed to use sudo. */
 #undef NO_ROOT_SUDO
 
+/* Define to the address where bug reports for this package should be sent. */
+#undef PACKAGE_BUGREPORT
+
+/* Define to the full name of this package. */
+#undef PACKAGE_NAME
+
+/* Define to the full name and version of this package. */
+#undef PACKAGE_STRING
+
+/* Define to the one symbol short name of this package. */
+#undef PACKAGE_TARNAME
+
+/* Define to the version of this package. */
+#undef PACKAGE_VERSION
+
 /* The default password prompt. */
 #undef PASSPROMPT
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 421a4e206..324a17128 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61 for sudo 1.7.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61 for sudo 1.7.2.
+#
+# Report bugs to <http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/>.
 #
 # Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
 # 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -722,9 +724,9 @@ SHELL=${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh}
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='sudo'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='sudo'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='1.7'
-PACKAGE_STRING='sudo 1.7'
-PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
+PACKAGE_VERSION='1.7.2'
+PACKAGE_STRING='sudo 1.7.2'
+PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/'
 
 # Factoring default headers for most tests.
 ac_includes_default="\
@@ -1412,7 +1414,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures sudo 1.7 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures sudo 1.7.2 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1477,7 +1479,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of sudo 1.7:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of sudo 1.7.2:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1609,6 +1611,7 @@ Some influential environment variables:
 Use these variables to override the choices made by `configure' or to help
 it to find libraries and programs with nonstandard names/locations.
 
+Report bugs to <http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/>.
 _ACEOF
 ac_status=$?
 fi
@@ -1669,7 +1672,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-sudo configure 1.7
+sudo configure 1.7.2
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61
 
 Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
@@ -1683,7 +1686,7 @@ cat >config.log <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by sudo $as_me 1.7, which was
+It was created by sudo $as_me 1.7.2, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0 $@
@@ -2038,8 +2041,8 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 ac_config_headers="$ac_config_headers config.h pathnames.h"
 
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: Configuring Sudo version 1.7" >&5
-echo "$as_me: Configuring Sudo version 1.7" >&6;}
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: Configuring Sudo version $PACKAGE_VERSION" >&5
+echo "$as_me: Configuring Sudo version $PACKAGE_VERSION" >&6;}
 
 
 
@@ -6207,7 +6210,7 @@ ia64-*-hpux*)
   ;;
 *-*-irix6*)
   # Find out which ABI we are using.
-  echo '#line 6210 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
+  echo '#line 6213 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
   if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -6757,7 +6760,12 @@ echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header:     section \"Present But Cannot Be Compiled\
 echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&2;}
     { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&5
 echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&2;}
-
+    ( cat <<\_ASBOX
+## --------------------------------------- ##
+## Report this to http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/ ##
+## --------------------------------------- ##
+_ASBOX
+     ) | sed "s/^/$as_me: WARNING:     /" >&2
     ;;
 esac
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_header" >&5
@@ -8066,11 +8074,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:8069: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:8077: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:8073: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:8081: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s "$ac_outfile"; then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
      # So say no if there are warnings other than the usual output.
@@ -8356,11 +8364,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:8359: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:8367: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:8363: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:8371: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s "$ac_outfile"; then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
      # So say no if there are warnings other than the usual output.
@@ -8460,11 +8468,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:8463: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:8471: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>out/conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat out/conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:8467: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:8475: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s out/conftest2.$ac_objext
    then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
@@ -10820,7 +10828,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 10823 "configure"
+#line 10831 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -10920,7 +10928,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 10923 "configure"
+#line 10931 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -13738,7 +13746,12 @@ echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header:     section \"Present But Cannot Be Compiled\
 echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&2;}
     { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&5
 echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&2;}
-
+    ( cat <<\_ASBOX
+## --------------------------------------- ##
+## Report this to http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/ ##
+## --------------------------------------- ##
+_ASBOX
+     ) | sed "s/^/$as_me: WARNING:     /" >&2
     ;;
 esac
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_header" >&5
@@ -13941,7 +13954,12 @@ echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header:     section \"Present But Cannot Be Compiled\
 echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&2;}
     { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&5
 echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&2;}
-
+    ( cat <<\_ASBOX
+## --------------------------------------- ##
+## Report this to http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/ ##
+## --------------------------------------- ##
+_ASBOX
+     ) | sed "s/^/$as_me: WARNING:     /" >&2
     ;;
 esac
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_header" >&5
@@ -14084,7 +14102,12 @@ echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header:     section \"Present But Cannot Be Compiled\
 echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&2;}
     { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&5
 echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&2;}
-
+    ( cat <<\_ASBOX
+## --------------------------------------- ##
+## Report this to http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/ ##
+## --------------------------------------- ##
+_ASBOX
+     ) | sed "s/^/$as_me: WARNING:     /" >&2
     ;;
 esac
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_header" >&5
@@ -14226,7 +14249,12 @@ echo "$as_me: WARNING: project.h:     section \"Present But Cannot Be Compiled\"
 echo "$as_me: WARNING: project.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&2;}
     { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: project.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&5
 echo "$as_me: WARNING: project.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&2;}
-
+    ( cat <<\_ASBOX
+## --------------------------------------- ##
+## Report this to http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/ ##
+## --------------------------------------- ##
+_ASBOX
+     ) | sed "s/^/$as_me: WARNING:     /" >&2
     ;;
 esac
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for project.h" >&5
@@ -19834,7 +19862,12 @@ echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header:     section \"Present But Cannot Be Compiled\
 echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&2;}
     { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&5
 echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&2;}
-
+    ( cat <<\_ASBOX
+## --------------------------------------- ##
+## Report this to http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/ ##
+## --------------------------------------- ##
+_ASBOX
+     ) | sed "s/^/$as_me: WARNING:     /" >&2
     ;;
 esac
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_header" >&5
@@ -20142,7 +20175,12 @@ echo "$as_me: WARNING: bsd_auth.h:     section \"Present But Cannot Be Compiled\
 echo "$as_me: WARNING: bsd_auth.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&2;}
     { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: bsd_auth.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&5
 echo "$as_me: WARNING: bsd_auth.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&2;}
-
+    ( cat <<\_ASBOX
+## --------------------------------------- ##
+## Report this to http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/ ##
+## --------------------------------------- ##
+_ASBOX
+     ) | sed "s/^/$as_me: WARNING:     /" >&2
     ;;
 esac
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for bsd_auth.h" >&5
@@ -20592,7 +20630,12 @@ echo "$as_me: WARNING: krb.h:     section \"Present But Cannot Be Compiled\"" >&
 echo "$as_me: WARNING: krb.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&2;}
     { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: krb.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&5
 echo "$as_me: WARNING: krb.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&2;}
-
+    ( cat <<\_ASBOX
+## --------------------------------------- ##
+## Report this to http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/ ##
+## --------------------------------------- ##
+_ASBOX
+     ) | sed "s/^/$as_me: WARNING:     /" >&2
     ;;
 esac
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for krb.h" >&5
@@ -22918,7 +22961,12 @@ echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header:     section \"Present But Cannot Be Compiled\
 echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&2;}
     { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&5
 echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&2;}
-
+    ( cat <<\_ASBOX
+## --------------------------------------- ##
+## Report this to http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/ ##
+## --------------------------------------- ##
+_ASBOX
+     ) | sed "s/^/$as_me: WARNING:     /" >&2
     ;;
 esac
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_header" >&5
@@ -23519,7 +23567,12 @@ echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header:     section \"Present But Cannot Be Compiled\
 echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&2;}
     { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&5
 echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&2;}
-
+    ( cat <<\_ASBOX
+## --------------------------------------- ##
+## Report this to http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/ ##
+## --------------------------------------- ##
+_ASBOX
+     ) | sed "s/^/$as_me: WARNING:     /" >&2
     ;;
 esac
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_header" >&5
@@ -23660,7 +23713,12 @@ echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header:     section \"Present But Cannot Be Compiled\
 echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&2;}
     { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&5
 echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&2;}
-
+    ( cat <<\_ASBOX
+## --------------------------------------- ##
+## Report this to http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/ ##
+## --------------------------------------- ##
+_ASBOX
+     ) | sed "s/^/$as_me: WARNING:     /" >&2
     ;;
 esac
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_header" >&5
@@ -24241,7 +24299,7 @@ exec 6>&1
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by sudo $as_me 1.7, which was
+This file was extended by sudo $as_me 1.7.2, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -24290,7 +24348,7 @@ Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>."
 _ACEOF
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF
 ac_cs_version="\\
-sudo config.status 1.7
+sudo config.status 1.7.2
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61,
   with options \\"`echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/^ //; s/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`\\"
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 07cca6b2d..71085362f 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ dnl
 dnl Process this file with GNU autoconf to produce a configure script.
 dnl $Sudo$
 dnl
-dnl Copyright (c) 1994-1996,1998-2008 Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller@courtesan.com>
+dnl Copyright (c) 1994-1996,1998-2009 Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller@courtesan.com>
 dnl
-AC_INIT([sudo], [1.7])
+AC_INIT([sudo], [1.7.2], [http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/], [sudo])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h pathnames.h)
 dnl
 dnl This won't work before AC_INIT
 dnl
-AC_MSG_NOTICE([Configuring Sudo version 1.7])
+AC_MSG_NOTICE([Configuring Sudo version $PACKAGE_VERSION])
 dnl
 dnl Variables that get substituted in the Makefile and man pages
 dnl
diff --git a/sudo.c b/sudo.c
index 565f96a89..52df18338 100644
--- a/sudo.c
+++ b/sudo.c
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@
 #include "sudo.h"
 #include "lbuf.h"
 #include "interfaces.h"
-#include "version.h"
 
 #ifdef USING_NONUNIX_GROUPS
 # include "nonunix.h"
@@ -1452,7 +1451,7 @@ cleanup(gotsignal)
 static void
 show_version()
 {
-    (void) printf("Sudo version %s\n", version);
+    (void) printf("Sudo version %s\n", PACKAGE_VERSION);
     if (getuid() == 0) {
 	putchar('\n');
 	(void) printf("Sudoers path: %s\n", _PATH_SUDOERS);
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 042557d38..000000000
--- a/version.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 1996, 1998-2005, 2008
- *	Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller@courtesan.com>
- *
- * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
- * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
- * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
- * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
- * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
- * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
- * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
- * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
- *
- * Sponsored in part by the Defense Advanced Research Projects
- * Agency (DARPA) and Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force
- * Materiel Command, USAF, under agreement number F39502-99-1-0512.
- *
- * $Sudo$
- */
-
-#ifndef _SUDO_VERSION_H
-#define _SUDO_VERSION_H
-
-static const char version[] = "1.7.2";
-
-#endif /* _SUDO_VERSION_H */
diff --git a/visudo.c b/visudo.c
index ce4fb85d7..160221951 100644
--- a/visudo.c
+++ b/visudo.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@
 #include "parse.h"
 #include "redblack.h"
 #include <gram.h>
-#include "version.h"
 
 #ifndef lint
 __unused static const char rcsid[] = "$Sudo$";
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ main(argc, argv)
     while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "Vcf:sq")) != -1) {
 	switch (ch) {
 	    case 'V':
-		(void) printf("%s version %s\n", getprogname(), version);
+		(void) printf("%s version %s\n", getprogname(), PACKAGE_VERSION);
 		exit(0);
 	    case 'c':
 		checkonly++;		/* check mode */