diff --git a/auto/Makefile b/auto/Makefile
index 071b638..cbf1e92 100644
--- a/auto/Makefile
+++ b/auto/Makefile
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ $(S.DEST)/glew.c: $(EXT)/.dummy
 	$(BIN)/make_str.pl $(GLX_CORE_SPEC) $(GLX_EXT_SPEC) >> $@
 	cat $(SRC)/glew_str_tail.c >> $@
 	perl -e "s/GLEW_VERSION_STRING/$(GLEW_VERSION)/g" -pi $@
+	perl -e "s/GLEW_VERSION_MAJOR_STRING/$(GLEW_MAJOR)/g" -pi $@
+	perl -e "s/GLEW_VERSION_MINOR_STRING/$(GLEW_MINOR)/g" -pi $@
+	perl -e "s/GLEW_VERSION_MICRO_STRING/$(GLEW_MICRO)/g" -pi $@
 	perl -e "s/GLEW_ARB_vertex_shader = !_glewInit_GL_ARB_vertex_shader\(GLEW_CONTEXT_ARG_VAR_INIT\);/{ GLEW_ARB_vertex_shader = !_glewInit_GL_ARB_vertex_shader(GLEW_CONTEXT_ARG_VAR_INIT); _glewInit_GL_ARB_vertex_program(GLEW_CONTEXT_ARG_VAR_INIT); }/g" -pi $@
 	perl -e "s/\(\(glColorSubTable = /((glBlendEquation = (PFNGLBLENDEQUATIONPROC)glewGetProcAddress((const GLubyte*)\"glBlendEquation\")) == NULL) || r;\n  r = ((glColorSubTable = /g" -pi $@
 	$(BIN)/fix_OML_sync_control.sh $@
@@ -263,6 +266,9 @@ $(S.DEST)/glew_init.c: $(EXT)/.dummy
 	echo -e "\n  return GLEW_OK;\n}\n\n#endif /* !__APPLE__ || GLEW_APPLE_GLX */\n" >> $@;
 	cat $(SRC)/glew_init_tail.c >> $@
 	perl -e "s/GLEW_VERSION_STRING/$(GLEW_VERSION)/g" -pi $@
+	perl -e "s/GLEW_VERSION_MAJOR_STRING/$(GLEW_MAJOR)/g" -pi $@
+	perl -e "s/GLEW_VERSION_MINOR_STRING/$(GLEW_MINOR)/g" -pi $@
+	perl -e "s/GLEW_VERSION_MICRO_STRING/$(GLEW_MICRO)/g" -pi $@
 	perl -e "s/GLEW_ARB_vertex_shader = !_glewInit_GL_ARB_vertex_shader\(GLEW_CONTEXT_ARG_VAR_INIT\);/{ GLEW_ARB_vertex_shader = !_glewInit_GL_ARB_vertex_shader(GLEW_CONTEXT_ARG_VAR_INIT); _glewInit_GL_ARB_vertex_program(GLEW_CONTEXT_ARG_VAR_INIT); }/g" -pi $@
 	perl -e "s/\(\(glBlendColor = /((glBlendEquation = (PFNGLBLENDEQUATIONPROC)glewGetProcAddress((const GLubyte*)\"glBlendEquation\")) == NULL) || r;\n  r = ((glBlendColor = /g" -pi $@
 	$(BIN)/fix_OML_sync_control.sh $@
diff --git a/auto/src/glew_init_tail.c b/auto/src/glew_init_tail.c
index 2d5f2ee..678b91c 100644
--- a/auto/src/glew_init_tail.c
+++ b/auto/src/glew_init_tail.c
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ const GLubyte* glewGetString (GLenum name)
   static const GLubyte* _glewString[] =
   {
     (const GLubyte*)NULL,
-    (const GLubyte*)"GLEW_VERSION_STRING"
+    (const GLubyte*)"GLEW_VERSION_STRING",
+    (const GLubyte*)"GLEW_VERSION_MAJOR_STRING",
+    (const GLubyte*)"GLEW_VERSION_MINOR_STRING",
+    (const GLubyte*)"GLEW_VERSION_MICRO_STRING"
   };
   const int max_string = sizeof(_glewString)/sizeof(*_glewString) - 1;
   return _glewString[(int)name > max_string ? 0 : (int)name];
diff --git a/auto/src/glew_tail.h b/auto/src/glew_tail.h
index 9f9336a..f2f002e 100644
--- a/auto/src/glew_tail.h
+++ b/auto/src/glew_tail.h
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 
 /* string codes */
 #define GLEW_VERSION 1
+#define GLEW_VERSION_MAJOR 2
+#define GLEW_VERSION_MINOR 3
+#define GLEW_VERSION_MICRO 4
 
 /* API */
 #ifdef GLEW_MX