diff --git a/NETGENPLUGIN_version.h.in b/NETGENPLUGIN_version.h.in
index 3b8f989..3308052 100644
--- a/NETGENPLUGIN_version.h.in
+++ b/NETGENPLUGIN_version.h.in
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@
 
 #define NETGENPLUGIN_VERSION_STR "@VERSION@"
 #define NETGENPLUGIN_VERSION     @XVERSION@
+#define NETGENPLUGIN_DEVELOPMENT @VERSION_DEV@
 
 #endif // __NETGENPLUGIN_VERSION_H__
diff --git a/bin/VERSION.in b/bin/VERSION.in
index b5e9383..85a021f 100755
--- a/bin/VERSION.in
+++ b/bin/VERSION.in
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-THIS IS SALOME - NETGENPLUGIN VERSION: @VERSION@
+[SALOME NETGENPLUGIN] : @VERSION@
+[DEVELOPMENT]         : @VERSION_DEV@
+[DESCRIPTION]         : Netgen meshing plug-in for SALOME Mesh module
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 38ee851..f6aef1e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wno-portability])
 
 XVERSION=`echo $VERSION | awk -F. '{printf("0x%02x%02x%02x",$1,$2,$3)}'`
 AC_SUBST(XVERSION)
+VERSION_DEV=1
+AC_SUBST(VERSION_DEV)
 
 # set up MODULE_NAME variable for dynamic construction of directories (resources, etc.)
 MODULE_NAME=netgenplugin