diff --git a/tools/widl/client.c b/tools/widl/client.c
index 6f8773e3957..c52fe98c7f2 100644
--- a/tools/widl/client.c
+++ b/tools/widl/client.c
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ static void init_client(void)
     if (!(client = fopen(client_name, "w")))
         error("Could not open %s for output\n", client_name);
 
-    print_client("/*** Autogenerated by WIDL %s from %s - Do not edit ***/\n", WIDL_FULLVERSION, input_name);
+    print_client("/*** Autogenerated by WIDL %s from %s - Do not edit ***/\n", PACKAGE_VERSION, input_name);
     print_client("#include <string.h>\n");
     print_client("#ifdef _ALPHA_\n");
     print_client("#include <stdarg.h>\n");
diff --git a/tools/widl/proxy.c b/tools/widl/proxy.c
index 1710cdcadb7..c308ab86af5 100644
--- a/tools/widl/proxy.c
+++ b/tools/widl/proxy.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static void init_proxy(void)
   if (proxy) return;
   if(!(proxy = fopen(proxy_name, "w")))
     error("Could not open %s for output\n", proxy_name);
-  print_proxy( "/*** Autogenerated by WIDL %s - Do not edit ***/\n", WIDL_FULLVERSION);
+  print_proxy( "/*** Autogenerated by WIDL %s from %s - Do not edit ***/\n", PACKAGE_VERSION, input_name);
   print_proxy( "\n");
   print_proxy( "#ifndef __REDQ_RPCPROXY_H_VERSION__\n");
   print_proxy( "#define __REQUIRED_RPCPROXY_H_VERSION__ 440\n");
diff --git a/tools/widl/server.c b/tools/widl/server.c
index 72d5ae700f2..19a4a2bf1e8 100644
--- a/tools/widl/server.c
+++ b/tools/widl/server.c
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ static void init_server(void)
     if (!(server = fopen(server_name, "w")))
         error("Could not open %s for output\n", server_name);
 
-    print_server("/*** Autogenerated by WIDL %s from %s - Do not edit ***/\n", WIDL_FULLVERSION, input_name);
+    print_server("/*** Autogenerated by WIDL %s from %s - Do not edit ***/\n", PACKAGE_VERSION, input_name);
     print_server("#include <string.h>\n");
     fprintf(server, "\n");
     print_server("#include \"%s\"\n", header_name);
diff --git a/tools/widl/widl.h b/tools/widl/widl.h
index 9357450bafd..e84a5ade6eb 100644
--- a/tools/widl/widl.h
+++ b/tools/widl/widl.h
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 
 #include <time.h>
 
-#define WIDL_FULLVERSION "0.1"
-
 extern int debuglevel;
 #define DEBUGLEVEL_NONE		0x0000
 #define DEBUGLEVEL_CHAT		0x0001