diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d2d06c0..d1442dd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall -Werror foreign])
 # Initialize libtool.
 LT_PREREQ([2.2.0])
 LT_INIT([win32-dll])
+LT_PROG_RC
 
 # Checks for programs.
 AC_PROG_CC
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
    Makefile
    src/Makefile
    src/version.h
+   src/libdivecomputer.rc
    examples/Makefile
 ])
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/msvc/libdivecomputer.vcproj b/msvc/libdivecomputer.vcproj
index 9aa9f69..56cf40e 100644
--- a/msvc/libdivecomputer.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/libdivecomputer.vcproj
@@ -532,6 +532,10 @@
 			Filter="rc;ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe;resx;tiff;tif;png;wav"
 			UniqueIdentifier="{67DA6AB6-F800-4c08-8B7A-83BB121AAD01}"
 			>
+			<File
+				RelativePath="..\src\libdivecomputer.rc"
+				>
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath="..\src\libdivecomputer.symbols"
 				>
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index bf7e293..67fc6de 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -101,10 +101,17 @@ else
 libdivecomputer_la_SOURCES += irda.h irda_dummy.c
 endif
 
+if OS_WIN32
+libdivecomputer_la_SOURCES += libdivecomputer.rc
+endif
+
 libdivecomputer_la_DEPENDENCIES = libdivecomputer.exp 
 
 libdivecomputer.exp: libdivecomputer.symbols
 	$(AM_V_GEN) sed -e '/^$$/d' $< > $@
 
+.rc.lo:
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(LIBTOOL) --silent --tag=RC --mode=compile $(RC) $< -o $@
+
 CLEANFILES = libdivecomputer.exp 
 EXTRA_DIST = libdivecomputer.symbols
diff --git a/src/libdivecomputer.rc.in b/src/libdivecomputer.rc.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81287f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libdivecomputer.rc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#include <winver.h>
+
+VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
+FILEVERSION     @DC_VERSION_MAJOR@,@DC_VERSION_MINOR@,@DC_VERSION_MICRO@,0
+PRODUCTVERSION  @DC_VERSION_MAJOR@,@DC_VERSION_MINOR@,@DC_VERSION_MICRO@,0
+FILEFLAGSMASK   0
+FILEFLAGS       0
+FILEOS          VOS__WINDOWS32
+FILETYPE        VFT_DLL
+FILESUBTYPE     0
+BEGIN
+	BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
+	BEGIN
+		BLOCK "040904B0"
+		BEGIN
+			VALUE "CompanyName", "The libdivecomputer developers"
+			VALUE "FileDescription", "A library for communication with various dive computers."
+			VALUE "FileVersion", "@VERSION@"
+			VALUE "InternalName", "libdivecomputer"
+			VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright © 2010 Jef Driesen"
+			VALUE "OriginalFilename", "libdivecomputer.dll"
+			VALUE "ProductName", "libdivecomputer"
+			VALUE "ProductVersion", "@VERSION@"
+		END
+	END
+	BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
+	BEGIN
+		VALUE "Translation", 1033, 1200
+	END
+END