diff --git a/base/modules/psb_config.h.in b/base/modules/psb_config.h.in
index 3bf9a645..e0258015 100644
--- a/base/modules/psb_config.h.in
+++ b/base/modules/psb_config.h.in
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 #define PSB_ERR_ERROR  -1
 #define PSB_ERR_SUCCESS 0
 
+#define PSB_VERSION_MAJOR        @PSBLASMAJOR@
+#define PSB_VERSION_MINOR        @PSBLASMINOR@
+#define PSB_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL   @PSBLASPATCH@
+#define PSB_VERSION_STRING       @PSBLASSTRING@
+
 @CSERIALMPI@
 
 @PSB_IPKDEF@
diff --git a/config/pac.m4 b/config/pac.m4
index 9a9a1b0f..90340c8d 100644
--- a/config/pac.m4
+++ b/config/pac.m4
@@ -2348,3 +2348,23 @@ fi
 ]
 )
 
+dnl @synopsis PAC_FORTRAN_PSBLAS_VERSION( )
+dnl
+dnl Will try to compile, link and run  a program using the PSBLAS library. \
+dnl  Checks for version major,  minor and patchlevel
+dnl
+dnl Will use MPIFC, otherwise '$FC'.
+dnl
+dnl If the test passes, will execute ACTION-IF-FOUND. Otherwise, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND.
+dnl
+dnl @author Michele Martone <michele.martone@uniroma2.it>
+dnl @author Salvatore Filippone <salvatore.filippone@uniroma2.it>
+dnl
+AC_DEFUN(PAC_EXTRACT_PSBLAS_VERSION,
+[AC_MSG_CHECKING([for version data of PSBLAS])
+ pac_const_file="base/modules/psb_const_mod.F90";
+ pac_cv_psblas_version_major=`cat $pac_const_file| grep version_major`;
+ pac_cv_psblas_version_minor=`cat $pac_const_file | grep version_minor   `;
+ pac_cv_psblas_patchlevel=`cat $pac_const_file | grep patchlevel  `;
+ pac_cv_psblas_version_string=`cat $pac_const_file | grep version_string `;
+])
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1a23fa64..ef5867a5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -690,6 +690,10 @@ CINTMETIS
 CHAVEMETIS
 CHAVE_OPENMP
 CSERIALMPI
+PSBLASSTRING
+PSBLASPATCH
+PSBLASMINOR
+PSBLASMAJOR
 PSB_LPKDEF
 PSB_IPKDEF
 FINCLUDES
@@ -8745,6 +8749,17 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 
 
+######################
+# Extract version data
+######################
+#PAC_EXTRACT_PSBLAS_VERSION
+CFILE="base/modules/psb_const_mod.F90";
+PSBLASMAJOR=`cat $CFILE| grep version_major | $AWK '{print $6;}'`;
+PSBLASMINOR=`cat $CFILE| grep version_minor| $AWK '{print $6;}'`;
+PSBLASPATCH=`cat $CFILE| grep patchlevel| $AWK '{print $6;}'`;
+PSBLASSTRING=`cat $CFILE | grep version_string | $AWK '{print $6;}'`;
+{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result:  version  $PSBLASSTRING" >&5
+printf "%s\n" " version  $PSBLASSTRING" >&6; }
 
 ###############################################################################
 #	Additional pathname stuff (yes, it is redundant and confusing...)
@@ -11694,6 +11709,10 @@ FDEFINES=$(PSBFDEFINES)
 
 
 
+
+
+
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3b6aedbd..ad5e573f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -680,6 +680,16 @@ PAC_FORTRAN_TEST_FLUSH(
 	[FDEFINES="$psblas_cv_define_prepend-DPSB_HAVE_FLUSH_STMT $FDEFINES"],
 )
 
+######################
+# Extract version data
+######################
+#PAC_EXTRACT_PSBLAS_VERSION
+CFILE="base/modules/psb_const_mod.F90";
+PSBLASMAJOR=`cat $CFILE| grep version_major | $AWK '{print $6;}'`;
+PSBLASMINOR=`cat $CFILE| grep version_minor| $AWK '{print $6;}'`;
+PSBLASPATCH=`cat $CFILE| grep patchlevel| $AWK '{print $6;}'`;
+PSBLASSTRING=`cat $CFILE | grep version_string | $AWK '{print $6;}'`;
+AC_MSG_RESULT([ version  $PSBLASSTRING])
 
 ###############################################################################
 #	Additional pathname stuff (yes, it is redundant and confusing...)
@@ -1051,6 +1061,10 @@ FDEFINES=$(PSBFDEFINES)
 
 AC_SUBST(PSB_IPKDEF)
 AC_SUBST(PSB_LPKDEF)
+AC_SUBST(PSBLASMAJOR)
+AC_SUBST(PSBLASMINOR)
+AC_SUBST(PSBLASPATCH)
+AC_SUBST(PSBLASSTRING)
 AC_SUBST(CSERIALMPI)
 AC_SUBST(CHAVE_OPENMP)
 AC_SUBST(CHAVEMETIS)