diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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--- a/VERSION
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0.5.3
diff --git a/src/version.h.in b/src/version.h.in
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index 0000000..a44b122
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/version.h.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#define VERSION "@VERSION@"