diff --git a/tools/mkinfo.pl b/tools/mkinfo.pl
index 464cbb24f2..3fdccb5ec6 100755
--- a/tools/mkinfo.pl
+++ b/tools/mkinfo.pl
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ printf O ("Manufacturer: %s\n", $ENV{'MANUFACTURER'});
 
 # Variables identifying Rockbox and bootloader properties. Possibly changing
 # every software upgrade.
-printf O ("Version: %s\n", $ENV{'VERSION'});
+printf O ("Version: %s", `$ENV{TOOLSDIR}/version.sh $ENV{ROOTDIR}`);
 printf O ("Binary: %s\n", $ENV{'BINARY'});
 printf O ("Binary size: %s\n", filesize($ENV{'BINARY'}));