diff --git a/src/spicy/spicyz/CMakeLists.txt b/src/spicy/spicyz/CMakeLists.txt
index e8a0b0f9f8..bbf3db9f1d 100644
--- a/src/spicy/spicyz/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/spicy/spicyz/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 configure_file(config.h.in config.h)
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/config.h DESTINATION include/zeek/spicy/spicyz)
 
-add_executable(spicyz driver.cc glue-compiler.cc main.cc)
+add_executable(spicyz driver.cc glue-compiler.cc main.cc zeek-version.cc)
 target_compile_options(spicyz PRIVATE "-Wall")
 target_compile_features(spicyz PRIVATE "${ZEEK_CXX_STD}")
 set_target_properties(spicyz PROPERTIES CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
diff --git a/src/spicy/spicyz/config.h.in b/src/spicy/spicyz/config.h.in
index f1203734c4..6737049809 100644
--- a/src/spicy/spicyz/config.h.in
+++ b/src/spicy/spicyz/config.h.in
@@ -58,10 +58,7 @@ inline const auto CxxZeekIncludesDirectories() {
 
 // Version of Spicy that we are compiling against.
 #cmakedefine SPICY_VERSION_NUMBER ${SPICY_VERSION_NUMBER}
-#cmakedefine ZEEK_VERSION_NUMBER ${ZEEK_VERSION_NUMBER}
 
-inline const auto SpicyVersion = "${SPICY_VERSION_LONG}";
-inline const auto ZeekVersion = "${ZEEK_VERSION_FULL}";
 inline const auto InstallPrefix = path("${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}");
 
 } // namespace zeek::spicy::configuration
diff --git a/src/spicy/spicyz/main.cc b/src/spicy/spicyz/main.cc
index 015e37e2a3..38175f4431 100644
--- a/src/spicy/spicyz/main.cc
+++ b/src/spicy/spicyz/main.cc
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include "driver.h"
 #include "glue-compiler.h"
+#include "zeek-version.h"
 
 using namespace zeek::spicy;
 
@@ -194,9 +195,9 @@ static hilti::Result<Nothing> parseOptions(int argc, char** argv, hilti::driver:
                 compiler_options->keep_tmps = true;
                 break;
 
-            case 'v': std::cout << configuration::ZeekVersion << std::endl; return Nothing();
+            case 'v': std::cout << configuration::ZeekVersionString() << std::endl; return Nothing();
 
-            case 'V': std::cout << ZEEK_VERSION_NUMBER << std::endl; return Nothing();
+            case 'V': std::cout << configuration::ZeekVersionNumber() << std::endl; return Nothing();
 
             case 'z': {
                 if ( auto zcfg = getenv("ZEEK_CONFIG"); zcfg && *zcfg )
@@ -245,7 +246,8 @@ static hilti::Result<Nothing> parseOptions(int argc, char** argv, hilti::driver:
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-    Driver driver(std::make_unique<GlueCompiler>(), "", configuration::LibraryPath(), ZEEK_VERSION_NUMBER);
+    Driver driver(std::make_unique<GlueCompiler>(), "", configuration::LibraryPath(),
+                  configuration::ZeekVersionNumber());
 
     hilti::driver::Options driver_options;
     driver_options.execute_code = true;
diff --git a/src/spicy/spicyz/zeek-version.cc b/src/spicy/spicyz/zeek-version.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08ced4fdd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/spicy/spicyz/zeek-version.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// See the file "COPYING" in the main distribution directory for copyright.
+
+#include "zeek-version.h"
+
+#include "zeek/zeek-version.h"
+
+using namespace zeek::spicy;
+
+int configuration::ZeekVersionNumber() { return ZEEK_VERSION_NUMBER; }
+
+const char* configuration::ZeekVersionString() { return VERSION; }
diff --git a/src/spicy/spicyz/zeek-version.h b/src/spicy/spicyz/zeek-version.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2614eed6f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/spicy/spicyz/zeek-version.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// See the file "COPYING" in the main distribution directory for copyright.
+
+#pragma once
+
+namespace zeek::spicy::configuration {
+
+int ZeekVersionNumber();
+const char* ZeekVersionString();
+
+} // namespace zeek::spicy::configuration