diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d23ed0b1c5..c8700dd87a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -365,6 +365,9 @@ add_definitions(-DGMM_OCL)
 # We want to organize our IDE targets into folders
 set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)
 
+# determine Neo version
+include(version.cmake)
+
 # Get available platfroms
 include(platforms.cmake)
 
diff --git a/version.cmake b/version.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2218086f67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2018, Intel Corporation
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+# in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+# OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+# THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
+# OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+# ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+# OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+if(UNIX)
+  find_program(GIT NAMES git)
+  if(NOT "${GIT}" STREQUAL "GIT-NOTFOUND")
+    if(IS_DIRECTORY ${IGDRCL_SOURCE_DIR}/.git)
+      set(GIT_arg --git-dir=${IGDRCL_SOURCE_DIR}/.git show -s --format=%ct)
+      execute_process(
+        COMMAND ${GIT} ${GIT_arg}
+        OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_output
+        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+      )
+    endif()
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT DEFINED NEO_VERSION_MAJOR)
+    if(NOT DEFINED GIT_output)
+      set(NEO_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
+    else()
+      SET(DATE_arg --date=@${GIT_output} +%y)
+      execute_process(
+        COMMAND date ${DATE_arg}
+        OUTPUT_VARIABLE NEO_VERSION_MAJOR
+        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+      )
+      message(STATUS "Computed version major is: ${NEO_VERSION_MAJOR}")
+    endif()
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT DEFINED NEO_VERSION_MINOR)
+    if(NOT DEFINED GIT_output)
+      set(NEO_VERSION_MINOR 0)
+    else()
+      SET(DATE_arg --date=@${GIT_output} +%V)
+      execute_process(
+        COMMAND date ${DATE_arg}
+        OUTPUT_VARIABLE NEO_VERSION_MINOR
+        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+      )
+      message(STATUS "Computed version minor is: ${NEO_VERSION_MINOR}")
+    endif()
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT DEFINED NEO_VERSION_BUILD)
+    set(NEO_VERSION_BUILD 0)
+  endif()
+
+  set(NEO_DRIVER_VERSION "${NEO_VERSION_MAJOR}.${NEO_VERSION_MINOR}.${NEO_VERSION_BUILD}")
+endif(UNIX)