diff --git a/include/mbedtls/build_info.h b/include/mbedtls/build_info.h
index e4a89c60e..2f34365e2 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/build_info.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/build_info.h
@@ -26,6 +26,29 @@
 #ifndef MBEDTLS_BUILD_INFO_H
 #define MBEDTLS_BUILD_INFO_H
 
+/*
+ * This set of compile-time defines can be used to determine the version number
+ * of the mbed TLS library used. Run-time variables for the same can be found in
+ * version.h
+ */
+
+/**
+ * The version number x.y.z is split into three parts.
+ * Major, Minor, Patchlevel
+ */
+#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_MAJOR  2
+#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_MINOR  26
+#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_PATCH  0
+
+/**
+ * The single version number has the following structure:
+ *    MMNNPP00
+ *    Major version | Minor version | Patch version
+ */
+#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_NUMBER         0x021A0000
+#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_STRING         "2.26.0"
+#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_STRING_FULL    "mbed TLS 2.26.0"
+
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE)
 #define _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE 1
 #endif
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/version.h b/include/mbedtls/version.h
index cdd3ca634..648db7ed6 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/version.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/version.h
@@ -20,31 +20,15 @@
  *  limitations under the License.
  */
 /*
- * This set of compile-time defines and run-time variables can be used to
- * determine the version number of the mbed TLS library used.
+ * This set of run-time variables can be used to determine the version number of
+ * the mbed TLS library used. Compile-time version defines for the same can be
+ * found in build_info.h
  */
 #ifndef MBEDTLS_VERSION_H
 #define MBEDTLS_VERSION_H
 
 #include "mbedtls/build_info.h"
 
-/**
- * The version number x.y.z is split into three parts.
- * Major, Minor, Patchlevel
- */
-#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_MAJOR  2
-#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_MINOR  26
-#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_PATCH  0
-
-/**
- * The single version number has the following structure:
- *    MMNNPP00
- *    Major version | Minor version | Patch version
- */
-#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_NUMBER         0x021A0000
-#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_STRING         "2.26.0"
-#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_STRING_FULL    "mbed TLS 2.26.0"
-
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_VERSION_C)
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus