diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4aad0aa7..6c1bfd35 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ src/pacman/po/Makefile.in
 src/util/Makefile
 scripts/Makefile
 scripts/abs
+scripts/gensync
 scripts/makepkg
 doc/Makefile
 etc/Makefile
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.am b/scripts/Makefile.am
index 58312e0a..0c6a06fb 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.am
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.am
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ bin_SCRIPTS = \
 	updatesync
 
 EXTRA_DIST = abs.in \
-	     gensync \
+	     gensync.in \
 	     makepkg.in \
 	     makeworld \
 	     pacman-optimize \
diff --git a/scripts/gensync b/scripts/gensync.in
similarity index 88%
rename from scripts/gensync
rename to scripts/gensync.in
index f99cf597..a8e782fd 100755
--- a/scripts/gensync
+++ b/scripts/gensync.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # 
 #   gensync
 #  
-#   Copyright (c) 2002-2006 by Judd Vinet <jvinet@zeroflux.org>
+#   Copyright (c) 2002-2007 by Judd Vinet <jvinet@zeroflux.org>
 #  
 #   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 #   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #   USA.
 #
 
-myver='3.0.0'
+myver='@PACKAGE_VERSION@'
 
 # functions
 
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ usage() {
 	exit 0
 }
 
+version() {
+	printf "gensync (pacman) %s\n" "$myver"
+	printf "Copyright (C) 2002-2007 Judd Vinet <jvinet@zeroflux.org>.\n"
+	echo
+	printf "This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.\n"
+	printf "There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.\n"
+	echo
+}
+
 error () {
 	echo "==> ERROR: $*" >&2
 }
@@ -79,6 +88,11 @@ if [ "$1" = "-h" -o "$1" = "--help" ]; then
 	exit 0
 fi
 
+if [ "$1" = "-V" -o "$1" = "--version" ]; then
+	version
+	exit 0
+fi
+
 # source system and user makepkg.conf
 if [ -r /etc/makepkg.conf ]; then
 	source /etc/makepkg.conf