diff --git a/src/modules/secsipid/secsipid.h b/src/modules/secsipid/secsipid.h
index 050bfe97d99..81f9ad0b489 100644
--- a/src/modules/secsipid/secsipid.h
+++ b/src/modules/secsipid/secsipid.h
@@ -5,4 +5,12 @@
 
 #include "libsecsipid.h"
 
+/**
+ * SECSIPID_VERSION = 0xAABBCC00
+ * - corresponds to version AA.BB.CC
+ * - last two hexdigits are left for patch extensions
+ * - example: 0x1010000 corresponds to version 1.1.0
+ */
+#define SECSIPID_VERSION 0x1010000
+
 #endif