diff --git a/lib/version.h b/lib/version.h
index 4151eb136..f0d87079e 100644
--- a/lib/version.h
+++ b/lib/version.h
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
-// For a release version x.y the MAJOR should be x and both MINOR and DEVMINOR should be y.
+// For a release version x.y.z the MAJOR should be x and both MINOR and DEVMINOR should be y.
 // After a release the DEVMINOR is incremented. MAJOR=x MINOR=y, DEVMINOR=y+1
 
-#define CPPCHECK_MAJOR 2
-#define CPPCHECK_MINOR 11
-#define CPPCHECK_DEVMINOR 12
+#define CPPCHECK_MAJOR_VERSION 2
+#define CPPCHECK_MINOR_VERSION 11
+#define CPPCHECK_DEVMINOR_VERSION 12
+#define CPPCHECK_FIX_VERSION 0
 
 #define STRINGIFY(x) STRING(x)
 #define STRING(VER) #VER
-#if CPPCHECK_MINOR == CPPCHECK_DEVMINOR
-#define CPPCHECK_VERSION_STRING STRINGIFY(CPPCHECK_MAJOR) "." STRINGIFY(CPPCHECK_DEVMINOR)
-#define CPPCHECK_VERSION CPPCHECK_MAJOR,CPPCHECK_MINOR,0,0
+#if CPPCHECK_MINOR_VERSION == CPPCHECK_DEVMINOR_VERSION
+#define CPPCHECK_VERSION_STRING STRINGIFY(CPPCHECK_MAJOR_VERSION) "." STRINGIFY(CPPCHECK_MINOR_VERSION) "." STRINGIFY(CPPCHECK_FIX_VERSION)
+#define CPPCHECK_VERSION CPPCHECK_MAJOR_VERSION,CPPCHECK_MINOR_VERSION,CPPCHECK_FIX_VERSION,0
 #else
-#define CPPCHECK_VERSION_STRING STRINGIFY(CPPCHECK_MAJOR) "." STRINGIFY(CPPCHECK_DEVMINOR) " dev"
-#define CPPCHECK_VERSION CPPCHECK_MAJOR,CPPCHECK_MINOR,99,0
+#define CPPCHECK_VERSION_STRING STRINGIFY(CPPCHECK_MAJOR_VERSION) "." STRINGIFY(CPPCHECK_DEVMINOR_VERSION) " dev"
+#define CPPCHECK_VERSION CPPCHECK_MAJOR_VERSION,CPPCHECK_MINOR_VERSION,99,0
 #endif
 #define LEGALCOPYRIGHT L"Copyright (C) 2007-2023 Cppcheck team."