diff --git a/nsis/gvim.nsi b/nsis/gvim.nsi
index a2d20bf..7c8d4ba 100644
--- a/nsis/gvim.nsi
+++ b/nsis/gvim.nsi
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
 # comment the next line if you do not want to add Native Language Support
 !define HAVE_NLS
 
-!define VER_MAJOR 7
-!define VER_MINOR 4
+!include gvim_version.nsh	# for version number
 
 # ----------- No configurable settings below this line -----------
 
diff --git a/nsis/gvim_version.nsh b/nsis/gvim_version.nsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2edbc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nsis/gvim_version.nsh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Generated from Makefile: define the version numbers
+!ifndef __GVIM_VER__NSH__
+!define __GVIM_VER__NSH__
+!define VER_MAJOR 7
+!define VER_MINOR 4
+!endif