diff --git a/Version b/Version
index 47c975e7f..54ad3cc29 100644
--- a/Version
+++ b/Version
@@ -5,6 +5,3 @@
 MAJOR_VERSION=1
 MINOR_VERSION=3
 SUBMINOR_VERSION=6
-
-SOPE_MAJOR_VERSION=4
-SOPE_MINOR_VERSION=9
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1ae6b73f4..73ecdbb4e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -222,6 +222,10 @@ genConfigMake() {
 
   cfgwrite "NEEDS_GUI=no"
 
+  # SOPE version
+  cfgwrite "SOPE_MAJOR_VERSION=4"
+  cfgwrite "SOPE_MINOR_VERSION=9"
+
   #cfgwrite "# print on the cmdline that this file is being used"
   #cfgwrite "all :: "
   #cfgwrite "	@echo Local GNUstep config.make is active"