diff --git a/backend/zint.rc b/backend/zint.rc
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+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <winver.h>
+
+#ifdef GCC_WINDRES
+VS_VERSION_INFO		VERSIONINFO
+#else
+VS_VERSION_INFO		VERSIONINFO
+#endif
+  FILEVERSION		2,1,3,0
+  PRODUCTVERSION	2,1,3,0
+  FILEFLAGSMASK		VS_FFI_FILEFLAGSMASK
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+  FILEFLAGS		VS_FF_DEBUG
+#else
+  FILEFLAGS		0
+#endif
+  FILEOS		VOS_NT_WINDOWS32
+  FILETYPE		VFT_DLL
+  FILESUBTYPE	        VFT2_UNKNOWN
+BEGIN
+  BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
+  BEGIN
+    BLOCK "040904E4"
+    //language ID = U.S. English, char set = Windows, Multilingual
+    BEGIN
+      VALUE "FileDescription",	"libzint barcode library\0"
+      VALUE "FileVersion",	"2.1.3.0\0"
+      VALUE "InternalName",	"zint.dll\0"
+      VALUE "LegalCopyright",	"Copyright © 2009 Robin Stuart & BogDan Vatra\0"
+      VALUE "OriginalFilename",	"zint.dll\0"
+      VALUE "ProductName",	"libzint\0"
+      VALUE "ProductVersion",	"2.1.3.0\0"
+      VALUE "License",  "GNU General Public License version 3\0"
+      VALUE "WWW", "http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/zint\0"      
+    END
+  END
+  BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
+  BEGIN
+    VALUE "Translation", 0x0409, 1250
+  END
+END