diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e1c7886f8..6d7c0c157 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -580,6 +580,14 @@ $(RSRC_BEOS): $(RDEF_BEOS) $(RDEP_BEOS)
 	$(Q)$(BEOS_RC) -o $@ $<
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(HOST),amiga)
+	$(VQ)echo "   CLEAN: amiga/version.c"
+	$(Q)$(RM) amiga/version.c
+amiga/version.c: amiga/version.rexx
+	$(VQ)echo "   AREXX: amiga/version.rexx"
+	$(Q)rx amiga/version.rexx >amiga/version.c
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(TARGET),riscos)
   # Native RO build is different as 1) it can't do piping and 2) ccres on
   # RO does not understand Unix filespec
diff --git a/Makefile.sources b/Makefile.sources
index c8758744c..cb263db67 100644
--- a/Makefile.sources
+++ b/Makefile.sources
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ S_DEBUG := $(addprefix debug/,$(S_DEBUG))
 # S_AMIGA are sources purely for the Amiga build
 S_AMIGA := compat.c gui.c tree.c history.c hotlist.c schedule.c		\
 	thumbnail.c misc.c bitmap.c font.c filetype.c utf8.c login.c	\
-	plotters.c object.c menu.c save_pdf.c arexx.c
+	plotters.c object.c menu.c save_pdf.c arexx.c version.c
 S_AMIGA := $(addprefix amiga/,$(S_AMIGA))
 
 # S_FRAMEBUFFER are sources purely for the framebuffer build
diff --git a/amiga/version.rexx b/amiga/version.rexx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b649d7b53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/amiga/version.rexx
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2008 Chris Young <chris@unsatisfactorysoftware.co.uk>
+ *
+ * This file is part of NetSurf, http://www.netsurf-browser.org/
+ *
+ * NetSurf is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+ *
+ * NetSurf is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+/* This file generates an AmigaOS compliant version string in version.h */
+
+address command 'svn info >t:ns_svn'
+
+if open('tmp','t:ns_svn','R') then do
+	do until word(var,1) = "REVISION:"
+		var = upper(readln('tmp'))
+	end
+	dummy = close('tmp')
+	address command 'delete t:ns_svn'
+end
+
+svnrev = word(var,2)
+
+if open('tmp','desktop/version.c','R') then do
+	do until word(var,3) = "NETSURF_VERSION_MAJOR"
+		var = upper(readln('tmp'))
+	end
+	dummy = close('tmp')
+end
+
+majorver = compress(word(var,5),";")
+date = translate(date('E'),'.','/')
+
+say '/* This file was automatically generated from version.rexx */'
+say 'static __attribute__((used)) char verstag[] = "\0$VER: NetSurf' majorver || '.' || svnrev '(' || date || ')\0";'
+