--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+
+DEFAULT_VERSION="4.0.5.git"
+
+VERSION="$( git describe 2> /dev/null | sed -e 's/^collectd-//' )"
+
+if test -z "$VERSION"; then
+ VERSION="$DEFAULT_VERSION"
+fi
+
+VERSION=$( echo "$VERSION" | sed -e 's/-/./g' )
+
+echo -n $VERSION
+