diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b487e6e..38b7f7c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -119,4 +119,7 @@ pub const VERSION: &str = "";
 #[cfg(never)]
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub const VERSION_IDENT: &str = "";
-include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/version.rs"));
+pub const VERSION: &'static str = "2.8.2";
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub const VERSION_IDENT: &'static str = "VERSION_2_8_2";
+pub const VERSION_2_8_2: () = ();