3 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/build-data/buildh.in b/src/build-data/buildh.in
index 2f5413113..6a203234a 100644
--- a/src/build-data/buildh.in
+++ b/src/build-data/buildh.in
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #define BOTAN_VERSION_MINOR %{version_minor}
 #define BOTAN_VERSION_PATCH %{version_patch}
 
+#define BOTAN_VERSION_DATESTAMP %{version_datestamp}
+
 #ifndef BOTAN_DLL
   #define BOTAN_DLL %{dll_import_flags}
 #endif
diff --git a/src/utils/version.cpp b/src/utils/version.cpp
index d540864b2..22827cbe5 100644
--- a/src/utils/version.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/version.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ std::string version_string()
           to_string(version_patch());
    }
 
+u32bit version_datestamp() { return BOTAN_VERSION_DATESTAMP; }
+
 /*
 * Return parts of the version as integers
 */
diff --git a/src/utils/version.h b/src/utils/version.h
index 3cc44e806..9ed776ed7 100644
--- a/src/utils/version.h
+++ b/src/utils/version.h
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ namespace Botan {
 BOTAN_DLL std::string version_string();
 
 /**
+* Return the date this version of botan was released, in an
+* integer of the form YYYYMMDD. For instance a version released
+* on May 21, 2013 would return the integer 20130521
+* @return the release date
+*/
+BOTAN_DLL u32bit version_datestamp();
+
+/**
 * Get the major version number.
 * @return the major version number
 */