diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index e620c7de0..e7e279812 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -47,9 +47,28 @@ what you could and could not test.
   `utf82ansi.py`). The prebuilt `libXmlRpc`/`libxmlparser` in `lib/` are
   regenerated by `.github/workflows/update-prebuilt-libraries.yml` after a merge.
   Never commit `build/`.
-- **Daemon versions:** a user-visible change to `rfd` or `hs485d` bumps
-  `src/<daemon>/version.sh` and `src/<daemon>/generated-<daemon>-version.h`
-  together, either in the same pull request or in a collected bump.
+- **Component versions:** every program and library under `src/` has a
+  version, kept in `version.sh` (the daemons, `hss_led`, `ssdpd`, `eq3configd`,
+  `eq3configcmd`, `crypttool`, `SetInterfaceClock`, `hs485dLoader`,
+  `libhsscomm`, `libelvutils`, `libLanDeviceUtils`, `libUnifiedLanComm`,
+  `libeq3config`), in `MODULE_VERSION` (`eq3_char_loop`, `bcm2835_raw_uart`),
+  in the Tcl package version (`tclrega`, `tclrpc`, `tcl_homematic`) or in the
+  library's version header (`XMLRPC_VERSION_NUMBER` in `xmlrpc_version.h` of
+  `libXmlRpc`, `XMLPARSER_VERSION_NUMBER` in `xmlparser_version.h` of
+  `libxmlparser`, kept equal to `@version` in `xmlParser.h`).
+  A user-visible change raises it (a fix the patch level, a new function the
+  minor version), either in the same pull request or in a collected bump.
+  CMake generates the header from `version.sh` with `openccu_version_header()`;
+  only `rfd` and `hs485d` keep a committed
+  `src/<daemon>/generated-<daemon>-version.h`, which is bumped together with
+  `version.sh`. Never give the shared libraries a CMake `VERSION` or
+  `SOVERSION`: their SONAME must stay the plain `lib<name>.so`, which ReGaHss
+  and the OpenCCU packaging load. Each library returns its version from
+  `<lib>_version()` (declared in `<lib>_version.h`); a program's `--version`
+  (and `-v` where the option is free) prints its own version and the versions
+  of the OpenCCU-Base libraries whose functions it calls, read from the loaded
+  libraries (check with `nm -D --undefined-only`, not only the link line).
+  A program links only the OpenCCU-Base libraries whose functions it calls.
 - **Daemon changelogs:** a pull request with a user-visible change to `rfd` or
   `hs485d` (including changes of the libraries they are built with) adds an
   entry to `src/<daemon>/CHANGELOG.md` under `## Unreleased` (create the
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3d87e9312..19a34a174 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,6 +82,29 @@ function(openccu_stage_target target_name dest_subdir)
 
 endfunction()
 
+# Generates generated-<name>-version.h with "#define <macro> "<version>"" from
+# the version.sh of the calling directory and lets <target> include it.
+function(openccu_version_header target name macro)
+  set(_text "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${name}-version.txt")
+  set(_header "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated-${name}-version.h")
+  add_custom_command(
+    OUTPUT "${_header}"
+    BYPRODUCTS "${_text}"
+    COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E env sh "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/version.sh"
+      > "${_text}"
+    COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
+      "-DINPUT=${_text}"
+      "-DOUTPUT=${_header}"
+      "-DMACRO_NAME=${macro}" -P "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/WriteVersionHeader.cmake"
+    DEPENDS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/version.sh"
+      "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/WriteVersionHeader.cmake"
+    VERBATIM
+  )
+  add_custom_target(${name}-version-header DEPENDS "${_header}")
+  add_dependencies(${target} ${name}-version-header)
+  target_include_directories(${target} PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
+endfunction()
+
 include(cmake/Components.cmake)
 
 message(STATUS "OpenCCU platform           : ${TARGET_PLATFORM}")
diff --git a/src/SetInterfaceClock/CMakeLists.txt b/src/SetInterfaceClock/CMakeLists.txt
index 874afdf84..bd88d14f4 100644
--- a/src/SetInterfaceClock/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/SetInterfaceClock/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ target_include_directories(SetInterfaceClock PRIVATE
   "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libelvutils"
   "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libxmlparser"
 )
-target_link_libraries(SetInterfaceClock PRIVATE XmlRpc hsscomm xmlparser elvutils pthread crypto)
+target_link_libraries(SetInterfaceClock PRIVATE XmlRpc elvutils pthread crypto)
+openccu_version_header(SetInterfaceClock SetInterfaceClock SETINTERFACECLOCK_VERSION)
 openccu_stage_target(SetInterfaceClock bin)
diff --git a/src/SetInterfaceClock/SetInterfaceClock.cpp b/src/SetInterfaceClock/SetInterfaceClock.cpp
index ad36081f2..61513fab9 100644
--- a/src/SetInterfaceClock/SetInterfaceClock.cpp
+++ b/src/SetInterfaceClock/SetInterfaceClock.cpp
@@ -10,11 +10,15 @@
 //
 #include <ctime>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <XmlRpc.h>
 #include <TimeZoneInfo.h>
 #include <SyslogLogger.h>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
+#include "generated-SetInterfaceClock-version.h"
+#include "xmlrpc_version.h"
+#include "elvutils_version.h"
 
 
 void printUsage();
@@ -23,8 +27,20 @@ std::string readPortFromFile(const char* filename);
 
 using namespace XmlRpc;
 
+static void printVersion()
+{
+	printf("SetInterfaceClock %s (%s)\n", SETINTERFACECLOCK_VERSION, __DATE__);
+	printf("  libXmlRpc %s\n", xmlrpc_version());
+	printf("  libelvutils %s\n", elvutils_version());
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
+	if(argc == 2 && (strcmp(argv[1], "-v") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "--version") == 0)) {
+		printVersion();
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	Logger* log = (Logger*)new SyslogLogger("SetInterfaceClock");
 	log->SetLevel((Logger::LogLevel)1);
 
@@ -102,6 +118,7 @@ std::string readPortFromFile(const char* filename) {
 
 void printUsage() {
 	std::string msg;
+	msg.append("\nSetInterfaceClock " SETINTERFACECLOCK_VERSION " (" __DATE__ ")\n");
 	msg.append("\nSetInterfaceClock [IP:Port]\n");
 	msg.append("- Calls xml-rpc method SetInterfaceClock. -\n");
 	msg.append("Paremeters:\n");
diff --git a/src/SetInterfaceClock/version.sh b/src/SetInterfaceClock/version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..96ebb71e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SetInterfaceClock/version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+MAJOR="1"
+MINOR="0"
+PATCH="0"
+
+VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH"
+
+echo $VERSION
diff --git a/src/crypttool/CMakeLists.txt b/src/crypttool/CMakeLists.txt
index 0bf1e20aa..2565b756e 100644
--- a/src/crypttool/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/crypttool/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ target_compile_options(crypttool PRIVATE -Wall)
 target_include_directories(crypttool PRIVATE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libelvutils")
 target_link_libraries(crypttool PRIVATE crypto pthread elvutils)
 
+openccu_version_header(crypttool crypttool CRYPTTOOL_VERSION)
 openccu_stage_target(crypttool bin)
 
 add_custom_command(TARGET crypttool POST_BUILD
diff --git a/src/crypttool/crypttool.cpp b/src/crypttool/crypttool.cpp
index c31a11167..02edf1ac2 100644
--- a/src/crypttool/crypttool.cpp
+++ b/src/crypttool/crypttool.cpp
@@ -22,11 +22,20 @@
 #include "openssl/evp.h"
 
 #include "crypttoolconfig.h"
+#include "generated-crypttool-version.h"
+#include "elvutils_version.h"
 
 const char* defaultKey = "Markus is awesome";
 
+static void printVersion()
+{
+	printf("crypttool %s (%s)\n", CRYPTTOOL_VERSION, __DATE__);
+	printf("  libelvutils %s\n", elvutils_version());
+}
+
 static void usage(const char* procname)
 {
+	printf("crypttool %s (%s)\n\n", CRYPTTOOL_VERSION, __DATE__);
 	printf("%s [-k key] [-t key_type] [-e] [-d] [-s] [-S] [-v] [-r] [-g] [-y] [-l loglevel] [-f path/to/configFile]\n", procname);
 	printf("  Actions: (Default action is to encrypt with the current user key)\n");
 	printf("    -d: decrypt\n");
@@ -46,6 +55,7 @@ static void usage(const char* procname)
 	printf("    -i: key index for -S\n");
 	printf("    -y: log to syslog instead of console\n");
 	printf("    -l: set log level\n");
+	printf("    --version: show the versions of crypttool and its libraries\n");
 	printf("    -f: path to crypttool configuration file\n");
 
 	if(logger)
@@ -265,6 +275,11 @@ int get_index(crypttoolconfig& crypttoolconfig, int key_type)
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
+	if(argc == 2 && (strcmp(argv[1], "--version") == 0)) {
+		printVersion();
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	int key_type = -1;
 	int key_index = -1;
 	char* key = NULL;
diff --git a/src/crypttool/version.sh b/src/crypttool/version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..96ebb71e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crypttool/version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+MAJOR="1"
+MINOR="0"
+PATCH="0"
+
+VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH"
+
+echo $VERSION
diff --git a/src/eq3configcmd/CMakeLists.txt b/src/eq3configcmd/CMakeLists.txt
index dc11a0af8..f48ff8c7c 100644
--- a/src/eq3configcmd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/eq3configcmd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ target_compile_features(eq3configcmd PRIVATE cxx_std_11)
 target_compile_definitions(eq3configcmd PRIVATE _TIME_BITS=64 _FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64)
 target_include_directories(eq3configcmd PRIVATE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libeq3config")
 target_link_libraries(eq3configcmd PRIVATE eq3config pthread crypto rt)
+openccu_version_header(eq3configcmd eq3configcmd EQ3CONFIGCMD_VERSION)
 openccu_stage_target(eq3configcmd bin)
diff --git a/src/eq3configcmd/eq3configcmd.cpp b/src/eq3configcmd/eq3configcmd.cpp
index 81652543f..dd060e34a 100644
--- a/src/eq3configcmd/eq3configcmd.cpp
+++ b/src/eq3configcmd/eq3configcmd.cpp
@@ -10,14 +10,23 @@
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <string>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include <CommandManager.h>
+#include "generated-eq3configcmd-version.h"
+#include "eq3config_version.h"
 
 void printUsage();
 void removeLeadingPathseperators(std::string& filename);
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
+	if(argc == 2 && (strcmp(argv[1], "-v") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "--version") == 0)) {
+		std::cout << "eq3configcmd " EQ3CONFIGCMD_VERSION " (" __DATE__ ")" << std::endl
+			<< "  libeq3config " << eq3config_version() << std::endl;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if(argc >= 1) {
 		//Parse command line args...
 		//First must be the commandName
@@ -64,7 +73,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
 void printUsage() {
 	std::cout << std::endl
-		<< "eq3configcmd, (c) 2013 eQ-3 Entwicklung GmbH" << std::endl
+		<< "eq3configcmd " EQ3CONFIGCMD_VERSION " (" __DATE__ "), (c) 2013 eQ-3 Entwicklung GmbH" << std::endl
 		<< std::endl
 		<< "Usage:" << std::endl
 		<< "\t eq3configcmd <command> [<args>]" << std::endl << std::endl
diff --git a/src/eq3configcmd/version.sh b/src/eq3configcmd/version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..96ebb71e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/eq3configcmd/version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+MAJOR="1"
+MINOR="0"
+PATCH="0"
+
+VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH"
+
+echo $VERSION
diff --git a/src/eq3configd/CMakeLists.txt b/src/eq3configd/CMakeLists.txt
index 528e2e3b1..4a6f62d42 100644
--- a/src/eq3configd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/eq3configd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ target_include_directories(eq3configd PRIVATE
 )
 target_link_libraries(eq3configd PRIVATE pthread crypto elvutils)
 
+openccu_version_header(eq3configd eq3configd EQ3CONFIGD_VERSION)
 openccu_stage_target(eq3configd bin)
diff --git a/src/eq3configd/main.cpp b/src/eq3configd/main.cpp
index 4ba01d1e4..bb5ed9cfb 100644
--- a/src/eq3configd/main.cpp
+++ b/src/eq3configd/main.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include <md5.h>
 
 #include "include/udpframe.h"
+#include "generated-eq3configd-version.h"
+#include "elvutils_version.h"
 #include "include/networkconfig.h"
 
 #include <openssl/evp.h>
@@ -57,14 +59,22 @@ const uint8_t UDP_CRYPT_RANDOM_SIZE = 16;
 const uint8_t UDP_CRYPT_SIGNATURE_SIZE = 16;
 const uint8_t UDP_CRYPT_SIGNATURE[UDP_CRYPT_SIGNATURE_SIZE] = "eQ-3__UDP-Crypt";
 
+static void printVersion()
+{
+	printf("eq3configd %s (%s)\n", EQ3CONFIGD_VERSION, __DATE__);
+	printf("  libelvutils %s\n", elvutils_version());
+}
+
 static void usage(const char* procname)
 {
+	printf("eq3configd %s (%s)\n\n", EQ3CONFIGD_VERSION, __DATE__);
 	printf("%s [-c] [-l loglevel]\n", procname);
 
 	printf("  Options:\n");
 	printf("    -t: device type identifier to publish\n");
 	printf("    -c: log to console instead of syslog\n");
 	printf("    -l: set log level\n");
+	printf("    -v, --version: show the versions of eq3configd and its libraries\n");
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
@@ -84,6 +94,11 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	Logger::LogLevel loglevel=Logger::LOG_INFO;
 	std::string deviceType = "";
 	
+	if(argc == 2 && (strcmp(argv[1], "-v") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "--version") == 0)) {
+		printVersion();
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	// analyse commandline parameters
 	for(int i = 1; i < argc; i++)
 	{
diff --git a/src/eq3configd/version.sh b/src/eq3configd/version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..96ebb71e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/eq3configd/version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+MAJOR="1"
+MINOR="0"
+PATCH="0"
+
+VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH"
+
+echo $VERSION
diff --git a/src/hs485d/CHANGELOG.md b/src/hs485d/CHANGELOG.md
index 28c2289b1..a50bdbb8d 100644
--- a/src/hs485d/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/hs485d/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ Changes not yet released are collected under `Unreleased` and get the
 version and date with the next version bump (`version.sh` and
 `generated-hs485d-version.h`).
 
+## Unreleased
+
+* add the option `-v` / `--version`, which prints the version of hs485d and the
+  versions of the OpenCCU-Base libraries it uses (libXmlRpc, libxmlparser,
+  libhsscomm, libelvutils, libLanDeviceUtils, libUnifiedLanComm), as reported
+  by the loaded libraries. The libraries now have versions of their own.
+  ([#294](https://github.com/OpenCCU/OpenCCU-Base/pull/294))
+
 ## 1.4.0 (2026-11-01)
 
 * add the RPC method `restoreConfigToDevice`, which writes the configuration
diff --git a/src/hs485d/hs485d.cpp b/src/hs485d/hs485d.cpp
index 1c4d1846c..12221e6e8 100644
--- a/src/hs485d/hs485d.cpp
+++ b/src/hs485d/hs485d.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ char buffer[128];
 #include <md5.h>
 
 #include "generated-hs485d-version.h"
+#include "xmlrpc_version.h"
+#include "xmlparser_version.h"
+#include "hsscomm_version.h"
+#include "elvutils_version.h"
+#include "landeviceutils_version.h"
+#include "unifiedlancomm_version.h"
 
 using namespace XmlRpc;
 
@@ -82,6 +88,17 @@ static void sigterm_handler(int sig)
 	run=false;
 }
 
+static void printVersion()
+{
+  std::cout << "hs485d " << HS485D_VERSION << " (" << __DATE__ << ")" << std::endl
+            << "  libXmlRpc " << xmlrpc_version() << std::endl
+            << "  libxmlparser " << xmlparser_version() << std::endl
+            << "  libhsscomm " << hsscomm_version() << std::endl
+            << "  libelvutils " << elvutils_version() << std::endl
+            << "  libLanDeviceUtils " << landeviceutils_version() << std::endl
+            << "  libUnifiedLanComm " << unifiedlancomm_version() << std::endl;
+}
+
 static void usage(const char* procname)
 {
   std::cout << "HS485D " << HS485D_VERSION << " (" << __DATE__ << ")" << std::endl
@@ -96,6 +113,7 @@ static void usage(const char* procname)
             << "    -s: HM2 LGW serial number" << std::endl
             << "    -i: HM2 LGW Interface Number. (From /etc/config/hs485d.conf) Use 0 for [Interface 0]" << std::endl
             << "    -k: Encryption Key. (Only valid for HM2 LGW.)" << std::endl
+            << "    -v, --version: show the versions of hs485d and its libraries" << std::endl
             << std::endl
             << "Examples for HM2 Wired LGW:" << std::endl
             << std::endl
@@ -146,6 +164,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	const struct rlimit rl={RLIM_INFINITY, RLIM_INFINITY};
 	setrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE, &rl);
 #endif
+    if(argc == 2 && (strcmp(argv[1], "-v") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "--version") == 0)) {
+        printVersion();
+        return 0;
+    }
     for(int i=1;i<argc;i++)
     {
         if(strcmp(argv[i], "-p")==0&&argc>i+1){
diff --git a/src/hs485dLoader/CMakeLists.txt b/src/hs485dLoader/CMakeLists.txt
index 30a6ea522..a75d85b58 100644
--- a/src/hs485dLoader/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/hs485dLoader/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ target_include_directories(hs485dLoader PRIVATE
   "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libelvutils"
   "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libxmlparser"
 )
-target_link_libraries(hs485dLoader PRIVATE pthread m c elvutils xmlparser)
+target_link_libraries(hs485dLoader PRIVATE pthread m c elvutils)
 
+openccu_version_header(hs485dLoader hs485dLoader HS485DLOADER_VERSION)
 openccu_stage_target(hs485dLoader bin)
diff --git a/src/hs485dLoader/hs485dLoader.cpp b/src/hs485dLoader/hs485dLoader.cpp
index 3e03d227d..237dbfc5c 100644
--- a/src/hs485dLoader/hs485dLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/hs485dLoader/hs485dLoader.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <SyslogLogger.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <PropertyMap.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string>
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@
 #include <xmlParser.h>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
+#include "generated-hs485dLoader-version.h"
+#include "elvutils_version.h"
 
 
 
@@ -44,6 +47,12 @@ std::string retrieveXmlRpcPort();
 std::string trim(const std::string& str);
 
 //Implementations
+static void printVersion()
+{
+	printf("hs485dLoader %s (%s)\n", HS485DLOADER_VERSION, __DATE__);
+	printf("  libelvutils %s\n", elvutils_version());
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
 	int logLevel = 5;
@@ -53,6 +62,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	bool writeInterfacesXML = true;
 	bool startAsDaemon = true;
 	std::string interfacesXmlPath("/etc/config/InterfacesList.xml");
+	if(argc == 2 && (strcmp(argv[1], "-v") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "--version") == 0)) {
+		printVersion();
+		return 0;
+	}
 	//Parse args
 	if(argc < 2) {
 		printUsage();
@@ -329,10 +342,12 @@ std::string trim(const std::string& str)
 
 void printUsage()
 {
+	printf("hs485dLoader %s (%s)\n\n", HS485DLOADER_VERSION, __DATE__);
 	printf("hs485dLoader -l LEVEL [-ds] [-dw] [-dd] [-ilf /path/to/InterfacesList.xml] /pathto/hs485d.conf\n\n");
 	printf("\t-l LEVEL:  Log Level for hs485d; Default is 5\n");
 	printf("\t-ds:       Do not start hs485d, just write InterfacesList.xml\n");
 	printf("\t-dw:       Do not write /etc/config/InterfacesList.xml, just start hs485d\n");
 	printf("\t-dd:       Do not start as daemon process.\n");
 	printf("\t-ilp:      Path to InterfacesList.xml (default is /etc/config/InterfacesList.xml)\n");
+	printf("\t-v, --version: Show the versions of hs485dLoader and its libraries\n");
 }
diff --git a/src/hs485dLoader/version.sh b/src/hs485dLoader/version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..96ebb71e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hs485dLoader/version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+MAJOR="1"
+MINOR="0"
+PATCH="0"
+
+VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH"
+
+echo $VERSION
diff --git a/src/hss_led/CMakeLists.txt b/src/hss_led/CMakeLists.txt
index f71f75d5d..cebde4c2e 100644
--- a/src/hss_led/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/hss_led/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,15 +23,16 @@ add_executable(hss_led
   hss_led_util.cpp
 )
 target_compile_features(hss_led PRIVATE cxx_std_11)
-target_compile_definitions(hss_led PRIVATE _TIME_BITS=64 _FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 PLATFORM_CCU3)
+target_compile_definitions(hss_led PRIVATE _TIME_BITS=64 _FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 PLATFORM_CCU3 HSS_LED_STATUS_MONITOR)
 target_compile_options(hss_led PRIVATE -Wall)
 target_include_directories(hss_led PRIVATE
   "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libelvutils"
   "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libxmlparser"
   "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libXmlRpc/src"
 )
-target_link_libraries(hss_led PRIVATE XmlRpc elvutils xmlparser pthread)
+target_link_libraries(hss_led PRIVATE XmlRpc elvutils pthread)
 endif()
+openccu_version_header(hss_led hss_led HSS_LED_VERSION)
 set_property(TARGET hss_led PROPERTY OPENCCU_RUNTIME_ALIASES hss_ledctl)
 openccu_stage_target(hss_led bin)
 
@@ -42,5 +43,7 @@ if(HSS_LED_BUILD_TESTS)
   target_compile_options(hss_led_state_test PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -Werror)
   target_compile_definitions(hss_led_state_test PRIVATE LED_TEST_BUILD)
   target_link_libraries(hss_led_state_test PRIVATE pthread)
+  add_dependencies(hss_led_state_test hss_led-version-header)
+  target_include_directories(hss_led_state_test PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
   add_test(NAME hss_led_state COMMAND hss_led_state_test)
 endif()
diff --git a/src/hss_led/LedCli.h b/src/hss_led/LedCli.h
index 013cc3e3f..fd16148d9 100644
--- a/src/hss_led/LedCli.h
+++ b/src/hss_led/LedCli.h
@@ -2,15 +2,24 @@
 #ifndef OPENCCU_LED_CLI_H
 #define OPENCCU_LED_CLI_H
 #include <ostream>
+#include "generated-hss_led-version.h"
+#ifdef HSS_LED_STATUS_MONITOR
+#include "elvutils_version.h"
+#include "xmlrpc_version.h"
+#endif
 
 namespace LedCli {
 static const unsigned slowMs = 500;
 static const unsigned fastMs = 100;
 
 inline void version(std::ostream& out, const char* program, bool recovery = false) {
-  out << program << " 2.3 (built " << __DATE__ << " " << __TIME__ << ")";
+  out << program << " " HSS_LED_VERSION " (built " << __DATE__ << " " << __TIME__ << ")";
   if (recovery) out << " [recovery]";
   out << '\n';
+#ifdef HSS_LED_STATUS_MONITOR
+  out << "  libXmlRpc " << xmlrpc_version() << '\n'
+      << "  libelvutils " << elvutils_version() << '\n';
+#endif
 }
 
 inline void daemonHelp(std::ostream& out, bool recovery = false) {
diff --git a/src/hss_led/version.sh b/src/hss_led/version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..9aa010b7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hss_led/version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+MAJOR="2"
+MINOR="3"
+PATCH="0"
+
+VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH"
+
+echo $VERSION
diff --git a/src/libLanDeviceUtils/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libLanDeviceUtils/CMakeLists.txt
index 223569071..9605e7746 100644
--- a/src/libLanDeviceUtils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libLanDeviceUtils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,3 +28,6 @@ target_include_directories(LanDeviceUtils PRIVATE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libel
 target_link_libraries(LanDeviceUtils PRIVATE pthread crypto elvutils)
 set_target_properties(LanDeviceUtils PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME LanDeviceUtils)
 openccu_stage_target(LanDeviceUtils lib)
+
+target_sources(LanDeviceUtils PRIVATE src/version.cpp)
+openccu_version_header(LanDeviceUtils LanDeviceUtils LANDEVICEUTILS_VERSION)
diff --git a/src/libLanDeviceUtils/include/landeviceutils_version.h b/src/libLanDeviceUtils/include/landeviceutils_version.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..754703749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libLanDeviceUtils/include/landeviceutils_version.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Version of libLanDeviceUtils as built into the library that is loaded at run time.
+#ifndef LANDEVICEUTILS_VERSION_H
+#define LANDEVICEUTILS_VERSION_H
+
+extern "C" const char* landeviceutils_version();
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/libLanDeviceUtils/src/version.cpp b/src/libLanDeviceUtils/src/version.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19f0bb114
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libLanDeviceUtils/src/version.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Version of libLanDeviceUtils (see version.sh and CHANGELOG.md).
+// Declared in landeviceutils_version.h.
+#include "landeviceutils_version.h"
+#include "generated-LanDeviceUtils-version.h"
+
+extern "C" const char* landeviceutils_version()
+{
+	return LANDEVICEUTILS_VERSION;
+}
diff --git a/src/libLanDeviceUtils/version.sh b/src/libLanDeviceUtils/version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..96ebb71e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libLanDeviceUtils/version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+MAJOR="1"
+MINOR="0"
+PATCH="0"
+
+VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH"
+
+echo $VERSION
diff --git a/src/libUnifiedLanComm/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libUnifiedLanComm/CMakeLists.txt
index f784ae84c..4a463a95d 100644
--- a/src/libUnifiedLanComm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libUnifiedLanComm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ target_include_directories(UnifiedLanComm PRIVATE
 target_link_libraries(UnifiedLanComm PRIVATE pthread LanDeviceUtils elvutils)
 set_target_properties(UnifiedLanComm PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME UnifiedLanComm)
 openccu_stage_target(UnifiedLanComm lib)
+
+target_sources(UnifiedLanComm PRIVATE src/version.cpp)
+openccu_version_header(UnifiedLanComm UnifiedLanComm UNIFIEDLANCOMM_VERSION)
diff --git a/src/libUnifiedLanComm/include/unifiedlancomm_version.h b/src/libUnifiedLanComm/include/unifiedlancomm_version.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2dfcc353a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libUnifiedLanComm/include/unifiedlancomm_version.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Version of libUnifiedLanComm as built into the library that is loaded at run time.
+#ifndef UNIFIEDLANCOMM_VERSION_H
+#define UNIFIEDLANCOMM_VERSION_H
+
+extern "C" const char* unifiedlancomm_version();
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/libUnifiedLanComm/src/version.cpp b/src/libUnifiedLanComm/src/version.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebbe70e63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libUnifiedLanComm/src/version.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Version of libUnifiedLanComm (see version.sh and CHANGELOG.md).
+// Declared in unifiedlancomm_version.h.
+#include "unifiedlancomm_version.h"
+#include "generated-UnifiedLanComm-version.h"
+
+extern "C" const char* unifiedlancomm_version()
+{
+	return UNIFIEDLANCOMM_VERSION;
+}
diff --git a/src/libUnifiedLanComm/version.sh b/src/libUnifiedLanComm/version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..96ebb71e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libUnifiedLanComm/version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+MAJOR="1"
+MINOR="0"
+PATCH="0"
+
+VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH"
+
+echo $VERSION
diff --git a/src/libXmlRpc/src/XmlRpcUtil.cpp b/src/libXmlRpc/src/XmlRpcUtil.cpp
index 61f5f2d33..5243d4da6 100644
--- a/src/libXmlRpc/src/XmlRpcUtil.cpp
+++ b/src/libXmlRpc/src/XmlRpcUtil.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "XmlRpc.h"
+#include "xmlrpc_version.h"
 
 using namespace XmlRpc;
 
@@ -24,7 +25,12 @@ using namespace XmlRpc;
 #endif
 
 // Version id
-const char XmlRpc::XMLRPC_VERSION[] = "XMLRPC++ 0.12";
+const char XmlRpc::XMLRPC_VERSION[] = "XMLRPC++ " XMLRPC_VERSION_NUMBER;
+
+extern "C" const char* xmlrpc_version()
+{
+  return XMLRPC_VERSION_NUMBER;
+}
 
 // Default log verbosity: 0 for no messages through 5 (writes everything)
 int XmlRpcLogHandler::_verbosity = 0;
diff --git a/src/libXmlRpc/src/xmlrpc_version.h b/src/libXmlRpc/src/xmlrpc_version.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4fa0d23e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libXmlRpc/src/xmlrpc_version.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// Version of libXmlRpc as built into the library that is loaded at run time.
+#ifndef XMLRPC_VERSION_H
+#define XMLRPC_VERSION_H
+
+extern "C" const char* xmlrpc_version();
+
+// Also part of XmlRpc::XMLRPC_VERSION ("XMLRPC++ <version>").
+#define XMLRPC_VERSION_NUMBER "0.12"
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/libelvutils/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libelvutils/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f9a90f92..4a30865a2 100644
--- a/src/libelvutils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libelvutils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,3 +26,6 @@ target_compile_options(elvutils PRIVATE -Wall -fPIC)
 target_link_libraries(elvutils PRIVATE crypto)
 set_target_properties(elvutils PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME elvutils)
 openccu_stage_target(elvutils lib)
+
+target_sources(elvutils PRIVATE version.cpp)
+openccu_version_header(elvutils elvutils ELVUTILS_VERSION)
diff --git a/src/libelvutils/elvutils_version.h b/src/libelvutils/elvutils_version.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2558eb435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libelvutils/elvutils_version.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Version of libelvutils as built into the library that is loaded at run time.
+#ifndef ELVUTILS_VERSION_H
+#define ELVUTILS_VERSION_H
+
+extern "C" const char* elvutils_version();
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/libelvutils/version.cpp b/src/libelvutils/version.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b6920b29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libelvutils/version.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Version of libelvutils (see version.sh and CHANGELOG.md).
+// Declared in elvutils_version.h.
+#include "elvutils_version.h"
+#include "generated-elvutils-version.h"
+
+extern "C" const char* elvutils_version()
+{
+	return ELVUTILS_VERSION;
+}
diff --git a/src/libelvutils/version.sh b/src/libelvutils/version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..96ebb71e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libelvutils/version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+MAJOR="1"
+MINOR="0"
+PATCH="0"
+
+VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH"
+
+echo $VERSION
diff --git a/src/libeq3config/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libeq3config/CMakeLists.txt
index 4d5e1c992..03e44d40d 100644
--- a/src/libeq3config/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libeq3config/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,3 +52,6 @@ target_include_directories(eq3config PRIVATE
 target_link_libraries(eq3config PRIVATE pthread rt crypto LanDeviceUtils UnifiedLanComm elvutils)
 set_target_properties(eq3config PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME eq3config)
 openccu_stage_target(eq3config lib)
+
+target_sources(eq3config PRIVATE version.cpp)
+openccu_version_header(eq3config eq3config EQ3CONFIG_VERSION)
diff --git a/src/libeq3config/eq3config_version.h b/src/libeq3config/eq3config_version.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c31ab5bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libeq3config/eq3config_version.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Version of libeq3config as built into the library that is loaded at run time.
+#ifndef EQ3CONFIG_VERSION_H
+#define EQ3CONFIG_VERSION_H
+
+extern "C" const char* eq3config_version();
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/libeq3config/version.cpp b/src/libeq3config/version.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bafc7df09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libeq3config/version.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Version of libeq3config (see version.sh and CHANGELOG.md).
+// Declared in eq3config_version.h.
+#include "eq3config_version.h"
+#include "generated-eq3config-version.h"
+
+extern "C" const char* eq3config_version()
+{
+	return EQ3CONFIG_VERSION;
+}
diff --git a/src/libeq3config/version.sh b/src/libeq3config/version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..96ebb71e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libeq3config/version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+MAJOR="1"
+MINOR="0"
+PATCH="0"
+
+VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH"
+
+echo $VERSION
diff --git a/src/libhsscomm/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libhsscomm/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a50cdd4c..958e87649 100644
--- a/src/libhsscomm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libhsscomm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,3 +65,6 @@ target_include_directories(hsscomm PRIVATE
 target_link_libraries(hsscomm PRIVATE pthread elvutils xmlparser XmlRpc)
 set_target_properties(hsscomm PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME hsscomm)
 openccu_stage_target(hsscomm lib)
+
+target_sources(hsscomm PRIVATE version.cpp)
+openccu_version_header(hsscomm hsscomm HSSCOMM_VERSION)
diff --git a/src/libhsscomm/hsscomm_version.h b/src/libhsscomm/hsscomm_version.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6500efd6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libhsscomm/hsscomm_version.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Version of libhsscomm as built into the library that is loaded at run time.
+#ifndef HSSCOMM_VERSION_H
+#define HSSCOMM_VERSION_H
+
+extern "C" const char* hsscomm_version();
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/libhsscomm/version.cpp b/src/libhsscomm/version.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1c2082f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libhsscomm/version.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Version of libhsscomm (see version.sh and CHANGELOG.md).
+// Declared in hsscomm_version.h.
+#include "hsscomm_version.h"
+#include "generated-hsscomm-version.h"
+
+extern "C" const char* hsscomm_version()
+{
+	return HSSCOMM_VERSION;
+}
diff --git a/src/libhsscomm/version.sh b/src/libhsscomm/version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..96ebb71e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libhsscomm/version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+MAJOR="1"
+MINOR="0"
+PATCH="0"
+
+VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH"
+
+echo $VERSION
diff --git a/src/libxmlparser/xmlParser.cpp b/src/libxmlparser/xmlParser.cpp
index fa416554b..560b26630 100644
--- a/src/libxmlparser/xmlParser.cpp
+++ b/src/libxmlparser/xmlParser.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <new>
+#include "xmlparser_version.h"
 #include "xmlParser.h"
 
 //#ifdef WIN32
@@ -2217,3 +2218,8 @@ XMLNode      XMLNode::getChildNode (int i) { if (!d) return emptyXMLNode;      i
 char         XMLNode::isDeclaration(     ) { if (!d) return 0;                 return d->isDeclaration; }
 char         XMLNode::isEmpty      (     ) { return (d==NULL); }
 int          XMLNode::nElement     (     ) { if (!d) return 0; return d->nChild+d->nText+d->nClear+d->nAttribute; }
+
+extern "C" const char* xmlparser_version()
+{
+    return XMLPARSER_VERSION_NUMBER;
+}
diff --git a/src/libxmlparser/xmlparser_version.h b/src/libxmlparser/xmlparser_version.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ee1d6ef7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libxmlparser/xmlparser_version.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// Version of libxmlparser as built into the library that is loaded at run time.
+#ifndef XMLPARSER_VERSION_H
+#define XMLPARSER_VERSION_H
+
+extern "C" const char* xmlparser_version();
+
+// Keep in sync with "@version" in xmlParser.h.
+#define XMLPARSER_VERSION_NUMBER "1.14"
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/multimacd/multimacd.cpp b/src/multimacd/multimacd.cpp
index 7897fbdcc..3901e11b2 100644
--- a/src/multimacd/multimacd.cpp
+++ b/src/multimacd/multimacd.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "generated-multimacd-version.h"
+#include "elvutils_version.h"
 
 static const char* CONFIG_DEFAULTS[] = {
 	"Coprocessor Device Path",		"/dev/mxs_auart_raw.0",
@@ -84,6 +85,12 @@ void installSignalHandlers()
 
 }
 
+static void printVersion()
+{
+  std::cout << "multimacd " << MULTIMACD_VERSION << " (" << __DATE__ << ")" << std::endl
+            << "  libelvutils " << elvutils_version() << std::endl;
+}
+
 static void usage(const char* procname)
 {
   std::cout << "multimacd " << MULTIMACD_VERSION << " (" << __DATE__ << ")" << std::endl
@@ -93,7 +100,8 @@ static void usage(const char* procname)
             << "    -c: log to console instead of syslog" << std::endl
             << "    -l: set log level" << std::endl
             << "    -p: specify coprocessor device node" << std::endl
-            << "    -d: run as daemon/service" << std::endl;
+            << "    -d: run as daemon/service" << std::endl
+            << "    -v, --version: show the versions of multimacd and its libraries" << std::endl;
 
   if(logger)
     delete logger;
@@ -165,6 +173,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	installSignalHandlers();
 
+    if(argc == 2 && (strcmp(argv[1], "-v") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "--version") == 0)) {
+        printVersion();
+        return 0;
+    }
     for(int i=1;i<argc;i++)
     {
         if(strcmp(argv[i], "-l")==0&&argc>i+1){
diff --git a/src/rfd/CHANGELOG.md b/src/rfd/CHANGELOG.md
index 847cdfb68..38f2618c6 100644
--- a/src/rfd/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/rfd/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ Changes not yet released are collected under `Unreleased` and get the
 version and date with the next version bump (`version.sh` and
 `generated-rfd-version.h`).
 
+## Unreleased
+
+* add the option `-v` / `--version`, which prints the version of rfd and the
+  versions of the OpenCCU-Base libraries it uses (libXmlRpc, libxmlparser,
+  libhsscomm, libelvutils, libLanDeviceUtils, libUnifiedLanComm), as reported
+  by the loaded libraries. The libraries now have versions of their own.
+  ([#294](https://github.com/OpenCCU/OpenCCU-Base/pull/294))
+
 ## 2.6.8 (2026-11-01)
 
 * fix a request to the radio module getting the answer of another one: when
diff --git a/src/rfd/rfd.cpp b/src/rfd/rfd.cpp
index 356d5ac67..05d6c9c94 100644
--- a/src/rfd/rfd.cpp
+++ b/src/rfd/rfd.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ char buffer[128];
 #include <errno.h>
 
 #include "generated-rfd-version.h"
+#include "xmlrpc_version.h"
+#include "xmlparser_version.h"
+#include "hsscomm_version.h"
+#include "elvutils_version.h"
+#include "landeviceutils_version.h"
+#include "unifiedlancomm_version.h"
 
 using namespace XmlRpc;
 
@@ -132,6 +138,17 @@ static const char* CONFIG_FILENAMES[] = {
     NULL
 };
 
+static void printVersion()
+{
+  std::cout << "rfd " << RFD_VERSION << " (" << __DATE__ << ")" << std::endl
+            << "  libXmlRpc " << xmlrpc_version() << std::endl
+            << "  libxmlparser " << xmlparser_version() << std::endl
+            << "  libhsscomm " << hsscomm_version() << std::endl
+            << "  libelvutils " << elvutils_version() << std::endl
+            << "  libLanDeviceUtils " << landeviceutils_version() << std::endl
+            << "  libUnifiedLanComm " << unifiedlancomm_version() << std::endl;
+}
+
 static void usage(const char* procname)
 {
   std::cout << "RFD " << RFD_VERSION << " (" << __DATE__ << ")" << std::endl
@@ -151,7 +168,8 @@ static void usage(const char* procname)
             << "    -f: use alternate config file" << std::endl
             << "    -c: log to console instead of syslog" << std::endl
             << "    -l: set log level" << std::endl
-            << "    -s: sniffing mode" << std::endl;
+            << "    -s: sniffing mode" << std::endl
+            << "    -v, --version: show the versions of rfd and its libraries" << std::endl;
 
 	if(logger)
     delete logger;
@@ -200,6 +218,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	const struct rlimit rl={RLIM_INFINITY, RLIM_INFINITY};
 	setrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE, &rl);
 #endif
+    if(argc == 2 && (strcmp(argv[1], "-v") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "--version") == 0)) {
+        printVersion();
+        return 0;
+    }
     for(int i=1;i<argc;i++)
     {
         if(strcmp(argv[i], "-l")==0&&argc>i+1){
diff --git a/src/ssdpd/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ssdpd/CMakeLists.txt
index 4316b743d..5419f2b09 100644
--- a/src/ssdpd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ssdpd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ target_compile_definitions(ssdpd PRIVATE _TIME_BITS=64 _FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64)
 target_compile_options(ssdpd PRIVATE -Wall)
 target_link_libraries(ssdpd PRIVATE pthread)
 
+openccu_version_header(ssdpd ssdpd SSDPD_VERSION)
 openccu_stage_target(ssdpd bin)
diff --git a/src/ssdpd/ssdpd.cpp b/src/ssdpd/ssdpd.cpp
index e025af365..7fc569be5 100644
--- a/src/ssdpd/ssdpd.cpp
+++ b/src/ssdpd/ssdpd.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <vector>
+#include "generated-ssdpd-version.h"
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <poll.h>
 
@@ -341,6 +342,11 @@ static std::string getSerialNum() {
 int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
 	char buffer[2048];
 
+	if(argc == 2 && (strcmp(argv[1], "-v") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "--version") == 0)) {
+		printf("ssdpd %s (%s)\n", SSDPD_VERSION, __DATE__);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	struct sockaddr_in sa_mcast_client;
 	struct sockaddr_in sa_peer;
 
diff --git a/src/ssdpd/version.sh b/src/ssdpd/version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..96ebb71e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ssdpd/version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+MAJOR="1"
+MINOR="0"
+PATCH="0"
+
+VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH"
+
+echo $VERSION