diff --git a/src/translator/CMakeLists.txt b/src/translator/CMakeLists.txt
index a7ba0d3..1d48d59 100644
--- a/src/translator/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/translator/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Generate version file
+configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/project_version.h.in
+               ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/project_version.h @ONLY)
+
 add_library(bergamot-translator STATIC
     byte_array_util.cpp
     text_processor.cpp
diff --git a/src/translator/project_version.h.in b/src/translator/project_version.h.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7a0d04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/translator/project_version.h.in
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#pragma once
+
+/*
+ * File project_version.h is generated using CMake. Do not modify project_version.h manually!
+ * Edit project_version.h.in file instead.
+ */
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace marian {
+namespace bergamot {
+
+std::string bergamotBuildVersion() {
+    // e.g. v1.2.3-alpha.1.1+abc123d
+    return "@PROJECT_VERSION_STRING_FULL@";
+}
+
+} // namespace bergamot
+} // namespace marian