diff --git a/src/bin/exactness/meson.build b/src/bin/exactness/meson.build
index 2dcf08ca51..2f2b2bb280 100644
--- a/src/bin/exactness/meson.build
+++ b/src/bin/exactness/meson.build
@@ -35,13 +35,15 @@ exactness_play_bin = library('exactness_play',
   dependencies: [ elementary ],
   c_args: '-DDATA_DIR="'+join_paths(dir_data, 'exactness')+'"',
   install: true,
-  )
+  version : meson.project_version()
+)
 
 exactness_record_bin = library('exactness_record',
   [ 'recorder.c', 'common.c', 'common.h' ],
   dependencies: [ elementary ],
   c_args: '-DDATA_DIR="'+join_paths(dir_data, 'exactness')+'"',
   install: true,
+  version : meson.project_version()
 )
 
 exactness_env = configuration_data()