diff --git a/python/_brotli.c b/python/_brotli.c
index b7f6896..8d200a7 100644
--- a/python/_brotli.c
+++ b/python/_brotli.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include <Python.h>
 #include <bytesobject.h>
 #include <structmember.h>
-#include "../common/version.h"
+
 #include <brotli/decode.h>
 #include <brotli/encode.h>
 
@@ -987,8 +987,9 @@
   PyModule_AddIntConstant(m, "MODE_TEXT", (int) BROTLI_MODE_TEXT);
   PyModule_AddIntConstant(m, "MODE_FONT", (int) BROTLI_MODE_FONT);
 
+  uint32_t decoderVersion = BrotliDecoderVersion();
   snprintf(version, sizeof(version), "%d.%d.%d",
-      BROTLI_VERSION >> 24, (BROTLI_VERSION >> 12) & 0xFFF, BROTLI_VERSION & 0xFFF);
+      decoderVersion >> 24, (decoderVersion >> 12) & 0xFFF, decoderVersion & 0xFFF);
   PyModule_AddStringConstant(m, "__version__", version);
 
   RETURN_BROTLI;