diff --git a/build/Makefile.am b/build/Makefile.am
index 931735b4fa..1e6b82587d 100644
--- a/build/Makefile.am
+++ b/build/Makefile.am
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST +=	\
 	gen-file-list-gtk.py	\
 	detectenv_msvc.mak	\
 	introspection-msvc.mak	\
+	gtk-introspection-msvc.mak.in	\
 	gtk-introspection-msvc.mak
 
 -include $(top_srcdir)/git.mk
diff --git a/build/gtk-introspection-msvc.mak b/build/gtk-introspection-msvc.mak.in
similarity index 98%
rename from build/gtk-introspection-msvc.mak
rename to build/gtk-introspection-msvc.mak.in
index fe1fa3fd66..97130232d3 100644
--- a/build/gtk-introspection-msvc.mak
+++ b/build/gtk-introspection-msvc.mak.in
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Gtk-$(APIVERSION).gir: gtk_list
 	--pkg-export gtk+-3.0 --warn-all --c-include="gtk/gtkx.h"	\
 	-DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"Gtk\" -DGTK_LIBDIR=\"/dummy/lib\"	\
 	$(TIME_T_DEFINE) -DGTK_DATADIR=\"/dummy/share\" -DGTK_DATA_PREFIX=\"/dummy\"	\
-	-DGTK_SYSCONFDIR=\"/dummy/etc\" -DGTK_VERSION=\"3.12.0\"	\
+	-DGTK_SYSCONFDIR=\"/dummy/etc\" -DGTK_VERSION=\"@GTK_VERSION@\"	\
 	-DGTK_BINARY_VERSION=\"3.0.0\" -DGTK_HOST=\"i686-pc-vs$(VSVER)\"	\
 	-DGTK_COMPILATION -DGTK_PRINT_BACKENDS=\"file\"	\
 	-DGTK_PRINT_PREVIEW_COMMAND=\"undefined-gtk-print-preview-command\"	\
diff --git a/build/win32/vs10/Makefile.am b/build/win32/vs10/Makefile.am
index ba9b0aab9c..74767fb43e 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs10/Makefile.am
+++ b/build/win32/vs10/Makefile.am
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST +=	\
 	gtk-gen-srcs.props	\
 	gtk-ignore-broadway.props	\
 	gtk-install.props	\
+	gtk-version-paths.props.in	\
 	gtk-version-paths.props
 
 -include $(top_srcdir)/git.mk
diff --git a/build/win32/vs10/gtk-version-paths.props b/build/win32/vs10/gtk-version-paths.props.in
similarity index 94%
rename from build/win32/vs10/gtk-version-paths.props
rename to build/win32/vs10/gtk-version-paths.props.in
index f23f373635..ea2a1dc3e5 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs10/gtk-version-paths.props
+++ b/build/win32/vs10/gtk-version-paths.props.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <GlibEtcInstallRoot>$(SolutionDir)\..\..\..\..\vs$(VSVer)\$(Platform)</GlibEtcInstallRoot>
     <CopyDir>..\..\..\..\vs$(VSVer)\$(Platform)</CopyDir>
     <ApiVersion>3.0</ApiVersion>
+    <GtkVersion>@GTK_VERSION@</GtkVersion>
     <GtkLibtoolCompatibleDllPrefix>lib</GtkLibtoolCompatibleDllPrefix>
     <GtkLibtoolCompatibleDllSuffix>-$(ApiVersion)-0</GtkLibtoolCompatibleDllSuffix>
     <GtkSeparateVSDllPrefix />
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@
     <BuildMacro Include="ApiVersion">
       <Value>$(ApiVersion)</Value>
     </BuildMacro>
+    <BuildMacro Include="GtkVersion">
+      <Value>$(GtkVersion)</Value>
+    </BuildMacro>
     <BuildMacro Include="GtkLibtoolCompatibleDllPrefix">
       <Value>$(GtkLibtoolCompatibleDllPrefix)</Value>
     </BuildMacro>
diff --git a/build/win32/vs9/Makefile.am b/build/win32/vs9/Makefile.am
index f5d6f21f4e..18e3fe38dd 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs9/Makefile.am
+++ b/build/win32/vs9/Makefile.am
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST +=	\
 	gtk-gen-srcs.vsprops	\
 	gtk-ignore-broadway.vsprops	\
 	gtk-install.vsprops	\
+	gtk-version-paths.vsprops.in	\
 	gtk-version-paths.vsprops
 
 -include $(top_srcdir)/git.mk
diff --git a/build/win32/vs9/gtk-version-paths.vsprops b/build/win32/vs9/gtk-version-paths.vsprops.in
similarity index 94%
rename from build/win32/vs9/gtk-version-paths.vsprops
rename to build/win32/vs9/gtk-version-paths.vsprops.in
index c12a839c1f..7f2d1026c2 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs9/gtk-version-paths.vsprops
+++ b/build/win32/vs9/gtk-version-paths.vsprops.in
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 		Name="ApiVersion"
 		Value="3.0"
 	/>
+	<UserMacro
+		Name="GtkVersion"
+		Value="@GTK_VERSION@"
+	/>
 	<UserMacro
 		Name="GtkLibtoolCompatibleDllPrefix"
 		Value="lib"
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 314dacf82b..a75130ef01 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1875,10 +1875,13 @@ docs/reference/libgail-util/Makefile
 docs/reference/libgail-util/version.xml
 docs/tools/Makefile
 build/Makefile
+build/gtk-introspection-msvc.mak
 build/win32/Makefile
 build/win32/crypt/Makefile
 build/win32/vs9/Makefile
+build/win32/vs9/gtk-version-paths.vsprops
 build/win32/vs10/Makefile
+build/win32/vs10/gtk-version-paths.props
 build/win32/vs11/Makefile
 build/win32/vs12/Makefile
 gdk/Makefile