diff --git a/backend/CMakeLists.txt b/backend/CMakeLists.txt
index b28eeb9b..6d0377f7 100644
--- a/backend/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/backend/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 project(zint)
 
-configure_file(zintconfig.h.in zintconfig.h)
+configure_file(zintconfig.h.in ../../backend/zintconfig.h)
 
 find_package(PNG)
 
diff --git a/backend/zintconfig.h b/backend/zintconfig.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e3dced3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/zintconfig.h
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// the configured options and settings for libzint
+#define ZINT_VERSION_MAJOR 2
+#define ZINT_VERSION_MINOR 9
+#define ZINT_VERSION_RELEASE 1
+#define ZINT_VERSION_BUILD 9