diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 55e5fd65..5a98bf22 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ endif
 lsof_CPPFLAGS = -I$(DIALECT_PATH) -I$(top_srcdir)/autotools
 lsof_CPPFLAGS += -DAUTOTOOLS
 
-lsof.man: Lsof.8
-	soelim < $^ > $@
+lsof.man: Lsof.8 version 00DIALECTS
+	soelim < $< > $@
 man8_MANS = lsof.man
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a8bd75ad..97b86971 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -329,6 +329,9 @@ AC_SUBST(sysinfo, $(uname -a))
 # Generate version.h/autotools.h
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([autotools/version.h autotools/autotools.h])
 
+# Generate version
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([version])
+
 # Generate config.h
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 
diff --git a/version b/version
index 0830d6d5..4b23babd 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-.ds VN 4.96.5
+.ds VN 4.96.6
diff --git a/version.in b/version.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5aaf5d65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.ds VN @PACKAGE_VERSION@
\ No newline at end of file