diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 06bb13f65..249f85c78 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ prefix = @prefix@
 exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@
 srcdir = @srcdir@
 datarootdir = @datarootdir@
+VERSION_MAJOR = @VERSION_MAJOR@
+VERSION_MINOR = @VERSION_MINOR@
 
 SUBDIRS = ivlpp vhdlpp vvp vpi tgt-null tgt-stub tgt-vvp \
           tgt-vhdl tgt-vlog95 tgt-pcb tgt-blif tgt-sizer driver
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ clean:
 	$(foreach dir,$(SUBDIRS),$(MAKE) -C $(dir) $@ && ) true
 	rm -f *.o parse.cc parse.h lexor.cc
 	rm -f ivl.exp iverilog-vpi.man iverilog-vpi.pdf iverilog-vpi.ps
-	rm -f iverilog_man.ps iverilog_man.pdf iverilog_man_`./version.exe %M_%n`.pdf
+	rm -f iverilog_man.ps iverilog_man.pdf iverilog_man_$(VERSION_MAJOR)_$(VERSION_MINOR).pdf
 	rm -f parse.output syn-rules.output dosify$(BUILDEXT) ivl@EXEEXT@ check.vvp
 	rm -f lexor_keyword.cc libivl.a libvpi.a iverilog-vpi syn-rules.cc version_base.h
 	rm -rf dep
@@ -283,9 +285,8 @@ lexor_keyword.o: lexor_keyword.cc parse.h
 lexor_keyword.cc: $(srcdir)/lexor_keyword.gperf
 	gperf -o -i 7 -C -k 1-4,6,9,$$ -H keyword_hash -N check_identifier -t $< > $@ || (rm -f $@ ; false)
 
-iverilog-vpi.man: $(srcdir)/iverilog-vpi.man.in version.exe
-	./version.exe `head -1 $<`'\n' > $@
-	tail -n +2 $< >> $@
+iverilog-vpi.man: $(srcdir)/iverilog-vpi.man.in config.status
+	./config.status --file=$@
 
 iverilog-vpi.ps: iverilog-vpi.man
 	$(MAN) -t ./$< > $@
@@ -296,9 +297,9 @@ iverilog-vpi.pdf: iverilog-vpi.ps
 iverilog_man.ps: driver/iverilog.man vvp/vvp.man iverilog-vpi.man
 	$(GROFF) -man -rC1 -rD1 -T ps $^ > $@
 
-iverilog_man.pdf: iverilog_man.ps version.exe
+iverilog_man.pdf: iverilog_man.ps
 	$(PS2PDF) $< $@
-	cp $@ iverilog_man_`./version.exe %M_%n`.pdf
+	cp $@ iverilog-vpi.man_$(VERSION_MAJOR)_$(VERSION_MINOR).pdf
 
 # For VERSION_TAG in driver/main.c, first try git-describe, then look for a
 # release_tag.h file in the source tree (included in snapshots and releases),
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e741eb1e3..363010118 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ AC_SUBST([VERSION_MAJOR], [VER_MAJOR])
 AC_SUBST([VERSION_MINOR], [VER_MINOR])
 AC_SUBST([VERSION_EXTRA], [" (VER_EXTRA)"])
 AC_SUBST([VERSION], ["VER_MAJOR.VER_MINOR (VER_EXTRA)"])
+# used in res.rc
+AC_SUBST([PRODUCTVERSION], ["VER_MAJOR,VER_MINOR,0,0"])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([netlist.h])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
@@ -405,7 +407,10 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
     Makefile
     cadpli/Makefile
     driver-vpi/Makefile
+    driver-vpi/res.rc
     driver/Makefile
+    driver/iverilog.man
+    iverilog-vpi.man
     ivlpp/Makefile
     libveriuser/Makefile
     tgt-blif/Makefile
@@ -423,5 +428,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
     vhdlpp/Makefile
     vpi/Makefile
     vvp/Makefile
+    vvp/vvp.man
 ])
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/driver-vpi/Makefile.in b/driver-vpi/Makefile.in
index bb8d66bc2..6a0790cf6 100644
--- a/driver-vpi/Makefile.in
+++ b/driver-vpi/Makefile.in
@@ -95,9 +95,8 @@ else
 endif
 
 # Windows specific...
-res.rc: $(srcdir)/res.rc.in ../version.exe
-	sed -e 's;@PRODUCTVERSION@;'`../version.exe '%M,%n,0,0'`';' \
-	$(srcdir)/res.rc.in > $@
+res.rc: $(srcdir)/res.rc.in ../config.status
+	cd ..; ./config.status --file=driver-vpi/$@
 
 res.o: res.rc
 	$(WINDRES) -i res.rc -o res.o
diff --git a/driver/Makefile.in b/driver/Makefile.in
index 46caaf609..73f79100f 100644
--- a/driver/Makefile.in
+++ b/driver/Makefile.in
@@ -102,9 +102,8 @@ main.o: main.c globals.h ../version_base.h ../version_tag.h Makefile | dep
 
 cflexor.o: cflexor.c cfparse.h
 
-iverilog.man: $(srcdir)/iverilog.man.in ../version.exe
-	../version.exe `head -1 $<`'\n' > $@
-	tail -n +2 $< >> $@
+iverilog.man: $(srcdir)/iverilog.man.in ../config.status
+	cd ..; ./config.status --file=driver/$@
 
 iverilog.ps: iverilog.man
 	$(MAN) -t ./$< > $@
diff --git a/driver/iverilog.man.in b/driver/iverilog.man.in
index 21dbf72dc..4ff682a48 100644
--- a/driver/iverilog.man.in
+++ b/driver/iverilog.man.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH iverilog 1 "Jan 13th, 2026" "" "Version %M.%n%E"
+.TH iverilog 1 "Jan 13th, 2026" "" "Version @VERSION@"
 .SH NAME
 iverilog - Icarus Verilog compiler
 
diff --git a/iverilog-vpi.man.in b/iverilog-vpi.man.in
index 23741e1c2..13a85a586 100644
--- a/iverilog-vpi.man.in
+++ b/iverilog-vpi.man.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH iverilog-vpi 1 "Jan 13th, 2026" "" "Version %M.%n%E"
+.TH iverilog-vpi 1 "Jan 13th, 2026" "" "Version @VERSION@"
 .SH NAME
 iverilog-vpi - Compile front end for VPI modules
 
diff --git a/vvp/Makefile.in b/vvp/Makefile.in
index 0ae99b13b..30f85fdf3 100644
--- a/vvp/Makefile.in
+++ b/vvp/Makefile.in
@@ -186,9 +186,8 @@ parse%cc parse%h: $(srcdir)/parse%y
 lexor.cc: $(srcdir)/lexor.lex
 	$(LEX) -s -o$@ $<
 
-vvp.man: $(srcdir)/vvp.man.in ../version.exe
-	../version.exe `head -1 $<`'\n' > $@
-	tail -n +2 $< >> $@
+vvp.man: $(srcdir)/vvp.man.in ../config.status
+	cd ..; ./config.status --file=vvp/$@
 
 vvp.ps: vvp.man
 	$(MAN) -t ./$< > $@
diff --git a/vvp/vvp.man.in b/vvp/vvp.man.in
index c7d64d9b4..8da9ef816 100644
--- a/vvp/vvp.man.in
+++ b/vvp/vvp.man.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH vvp 1 "Jan 13th, 2026" "" "Version %M.%n %E"
+.TH vvp 1 "Jan 13th, 2026" "" "Version @VERSION@"
 .SH NAME
 vvp - Icarus Verilog vvp runtime engine