diff --git a/plugins/net_plugin/include/eos/net_plugin/protocol.hpp b/plugins/net_plugin/include/eos/net_plugin/protocol.hpp
index f9a2a54bb04..61f9571bf5c 100644
--- a/plugins/net_plugin/include/eos/net_plugin/protocol.hpp
+++ b/plugins/net_plugin/include/eos/net_plugin/protocol.hpp
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+/**
+ *  @file
+ *  @copyright defined in eos/LICENSE.txt
+ */
 #pragma once
 #include <eos/chain/block.hpp>
 #include <eos/chain/types.hpp>
@@ -8,7 +12,7 @@ namespace eosio {
    using namespace fc;
 
   struct handshake_message {
-      int16_t         network_version = 0;
+      int16_t         network_version = 0; ///< derived from git commit hash, not sequential
       chain_id_type   chain_id; ///< used to identify chain
       fc::sha256      node_id; ///< used to identify peers and prevent self-connect
       string          p2p_address;
diff --git a/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp b/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
index 9d9c770dcec..f10e68082ee 100644
--- a/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ namespace eosio {
   constexpr auto     def_conn_retry_wait = std::chrono::seconds (30);
   constexpr auto     def_txn_expire_wait = std::chrono::seconds (3);
   constexpr auto     def_resp_expected_wait = std::chrono::seconds (1);
-  constexpr auto     def_network_version = 0;
   constexpr auto     def_sync_rec_span = 10;
   constexpr auto     def_max_just_send = 1300 * 3; // "mtu" * 3
   constexpr auto     def_send_whole_blocks = true;
@@ -2102,7 +2101,7 @@ namespace eosio {
       sync_manager::logger.set_log_level(logl);
     }
 
-    my->network_version = def_network_version;
+    my->network_version = (uint16_t)app().version_int();
     my->send_whole_blocks = def_send_whole_blocks;
 
     my->sync_master.reset( new sync_manager( def_sync_rec_span ) );
diff --git a/programs/eosc/config.hpp.in b/programs/eosc/config.hpp.in
index f0a0f3c649e..781720ddb93 100644
--- a/programs/eosc/config.hpp.in
+++ b/programs/eosc/config.hpp.in
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /** @file 
  *    @copyright defined in eos/LICENSE.txt 
- **/
+ *
+ * \warning This file is machine generated. DO NOT EDIT.  See config.hpp.in for changes.
+ */
 
 namespace eosio { namespace client { namespace config {
    constexpr char version_str[] = "${eosc_BUILD_VERSION}";
diff --git a/programs/eosd/config.hpp.in b/programs/eosd/config.hpp.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c4aedb80175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/eosd/config.hpp.in
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/**
+ *  @file
+ *  @copyright defined in eos/LICENSE.txt
+ *
+ * \warning This file is machine generated. DO NOT EDIT.  See config.hpp.in for changes.
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_HPP_IN
+#define CONFIG_HPP_IN
+
+namespace eosio { namespace eosd { namespace config {
+  constexpr char version_str[] = "${eosd_BUILD_VERSION}";
+  constexpr uint64_t version_int = 0x${eosd_BUILD_VERSION};
+}}}
+
+#endif // CONFIG_HPP_IN
diff --git a/programs/launcher/config.hpp.in b/programs/launcher/config.hpp.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1bb4d10b59a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/launcher/config.hpp.in
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/**
+ *  @file
+ *  @copyright defined in eos/LICENSE.txt
+ *
+ * \warning This file is machine generated. DO NOT EDIT.  See config.hpp.in for changes.
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_HPP_IN
+#define CONFIG_HPP_IN
+
+namespace eosio { namespace launcher { namespace config {
+  constexpr char version_str[] = "${launcher_BUILD_VERSION}";
+}}}
+
+#endif // CONFIG_HPP_IN