diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cd830a052a..57400e362f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 
-add_compile_definitions(MELONDS_VERSION="${melonDS_VERSION}")
-
 if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND NOT CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
     set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release CACHE STRING "Choose the type of build." FORCE)
     set_property(CACHE CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE PROPERTY STRINGS "Debug" "Release" "MinSizeRel" "RelWithDebInfo")
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 3dfd3b0d53..a34cc9683c 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ add_library(core STATIC
     types.h
     Utils.cpp
     Utils.h
-    version.h
     Wifi.cpp
     WifiAP.cpp
 
@@ -123,6 +122,12 @@ if (ENABLE_JIT)
     endif()
 endif()
 
+set(MELONDS_VERSION_SUFFIX "$ENV{MELONDS_VERSION_SUFFIX}" CACHE STRING "Suffix to add to displayed melonDS version")
+
+configure_file("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/version.h.in" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.h")
+target_sources(core PUBLIC "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.h")
+target_include_directories(core PUBLIC "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
+
 add_subdirectory(teakra EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 # Workaround for building teakra with -O0 on Windows either failing or hanging forever
 target_compile_options(teakra PRIVATE "$<$<CONFIG:DEBUG>:-Og>")
diff --git a/src/NDS.cpp b/src/NDS.cpp
index 68227ea510..94a240290a 100644
--- a/src/NDS.cpp
+++ b/src/NDS.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "Platform.h"
 #include "FreeBIOS.h"
 #include "Args.h"
+#include "version.h"
 
 #include "DSi.h"
 #include "DSi_SPI_TSC.h"
@@ -2839,7 +2840,7 @@ u8 NDS::ARM9IORead8(u32 addr)
     if(addr >= 0x04FFFA00 && addr < 0x04FFFA10)
     {
         // FIX: GBATek says this should be padded with spaces
-        static char const emuID[16] = "melonDS " MELONDS_VERSION;
+        static char const emuID[16] = "melonDS " MELONDS_VERSION_BASE;
         auto idx = addr - 0x04FFFA00;
         return (u8)(emuID[idx]);
     }
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Window.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Window.cpp
index 23ba784e3c..a99546bd9f 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Window.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 
 #include "Platform.h"
 #include "Config.h"
+#include "version.h"
 #include "Savestate.h"
 #include "LocalMP.h"
 
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h.in
similarity index 75%
rename from src/version.h
rename to src/version.h.in
index 131c610d28..a3db45b322 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h.in
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@
 #ifndef VERSION_H
 #define VERSION_H
 
-#define MELONDS_URL        "https://melonds.kuribo64.net/"
+#define MELONDS_URL            "${melonDS_HOMEPAGE_URL}"
+
+#define MELONDS_VERSION_BASE   "${melonDS_VERSION}"
+#define MELONDS_VERSION_SUFFIX "${MELONDS_VERSION_SUFFIX}"
+#define MELONDS_VERSION        MELONDS_VERSION_BASE MELONDS_VERSION_SUFFIX
 
 #endif // VERSION_H