diff --git a/utils/mapnik-index/mapnik-index.cpp b/utils/mapnik-index/mapnik-index.cpp
index 01397ed63..1de90b6c4 100644
--- a/utils/mapnik-index/mapnik-index.cpp
+++ b/utils/mapnik-index/mapnik-index.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
 #include <fstream>
-
+#include <mapnik/version.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/util/fs.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/quad_tree.hpp>
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
 
         if (vm.count("version"))
         {
-            std::clog << "version 1.0.0" << std::endl;
+            std::clog << "version " << MAPNIK_VERSION_STRING << std::endl;
             return 1;
         }
         if (vm.count("help"))
diff --git a/utils/shapeindex/shapeindex.cpp b/utils/shapeindex/shapeindex.cpp
index bc086fccf..b8fef4a1a 100644
--- a/utils/shapeindex/shapeindex.cpp
+++ b/utils/shapeindex/shapeindex.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
+#include <mapnik/version.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/util/fs.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/quad_tree.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/geometry/envelope.hpp>
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ int main (int argc,char** argv)
 
         if (vm.count("version"))
         {
-            std::clog << "version 0.3.0" <<std::endl;
+            std::clog << "version " << MAPNIK_VERSION_STRING << std::endl;
             return EXIT_FAILURE;
         }