diff --git a/include/boost/config.hpp b/include/boost/config.hpp
index 9e6d5088..086dcaa2 100644
--- a/include/boost/config.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/config.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 //  http://www.boost.org/libs/config
 
 //  Revision History (excluding minor changes for specific compilers)
+//   16 Mar 01  Added BOOST_VERSION (Jens Maurer)
 //   06 Mar 01  Refactored EDG checks for Intel C++ (Dave Abrahams)
 //   04 Mar 01  Factored EDG checks, added BOOST_NO_ARGUMENT_DEPENDENT_LOOKUP
 //              for Intel C++ 5.0 (Dave Abrahams)
@@ -57,6 +58,13 @@
 #ifndef BOOST_CONFIG_HPP
 #define BOOST_CONFIG_HPP
 
+#define BOOST_VERSION 102102
+
+//  BOOST_VERSION % 100 is the sub-minor version
+//  BOOST_VERSION / 100 % 1000 is the minor version
+//  BOOST_VERSION / 100000 is the major version
+
+
 //  Conformance Flag Macros  -------------------------------------------------//
 //
 //  Conformance flag macros should identify the absence of C++ Standard