diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 91f4ea6b77..577279d837 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${SM_SRC_DIR}/generated")
 
-# Version Stub generation
+if(MSVC)
+# Version Updater library.
+add_subdirectory(version_updater)
+
+# This part may move to a different file: it's the SM Data project.
+add_custom_command(
+  OUTPUT ${SM_SRC_DIR}/generated/verstub.cpp
+  COMMAND VersionUpdater ${SM_SRC_DIR}/generated/verstub.cpp
+  DEPENDS VersionUpdater
+)
+else()
+# Version Stub generation. Needs fixing on Windows.
 add_custom_command(
   OUTPUT ${SM_SRC_DIR}/generated/verstub.cpp
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
@@ -8,14 +19,7 @@ add_custom_command(
   WORKING_DIRECTORY "${SM_ROOT_DIR}"
   DEPENDS ${SM_SRC_DIR}/generated/delete
 )
-if(WIN32)
-add_custom_command(
-  OUTPUT ${SM_SRC_DIR}/generated/delete
-  COMMAND del
-  ARGS ${SM_SRC_DIR}/generated/ver*
-  WORKING_DIRECTORY "${SM_ROOT_DIR}"
-)
-else()
+
 add_custom_command(
   OUTPUT ${SM_SRC_DIR}/generated/delete
   COMMAND rm
diff --git a/src/version_updater/version.hpp.in b/src/version_updater/version.hpp.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c50f75a43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/version_updater/version.hpp.in
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef VERSION_UPDATER_HPP_
+#define VERSION_UPDATER_HPP_
+
+int smVersionMajor = @SM_VERSION_MAJOR@;
+int smVersionMinor = @SM_VERSION_MINOR@;
+int smVersionPatch = @SM_VERSION_PATCH@;
+char const * const smVersionGitHash = "@SM_VERSION_GIT_HASH@";
+#if defined(IS_FULL_RELEASE)
+char const * const smVersionFull = "@SM_VERSION_TRADITIONAL@";
+#else
+char const * const smVersionFull = "@SM_VERSION_FULL@";
+#endif
+char const * const smVersionTraditional = "@SM_VERSION_TRADITIONAL@";
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file