diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 45d9e3503f..0a7f0c195a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ test-*.trs
 /shared/nm-glib-aux/tests/test-json-aux
 /shared/nm-glib-aux/tests/test-shared-general
 /shared/nm-platform/tests/test-nm-platform
-/shared/nm-version-macros.h
 
 /introspection/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager*.[ch]
 
@@ -149,6 +148,7 @@ test-*.trs
 /libnm-core/tests/test-secrets
 /libnm-core/tests/test-setting
 /libnm-core/nm-dbus-types.xml
+/libnm-core/nm-version-macros.h
 /libnm-core/nm-vpn-dbus-types.xml
 
 /libnm/nm-property-infos-dbus.xml
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ test-*.trs
 /policy/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.policy
 /policy/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.policy.in
 /shared/nm-utils/tests/test-shared-general
+/shared/nm-version-macros.h
 /src/devices/tests/test-arping
 /src/devices/wifi/tests/test-general
 /src/devices/wifi/tests/test-wifi-ap-utils
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 75d08d08a1..6c6b3c2ed9 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1003,7 +1003,6 @@ check_local += check-docs
 ###############################################################################
 
 libnm_core_lib_h_pub_real = \
-	shared/nm-version-macros.h \
 	libnm-core/nm-connection.h \
 	libnm-core/nm-core-types.h \
 	libnm-core/nm-dbus-interface.h \
@@ -1064,6 +1063,7 @@ libnm_core_lib_h_pub_real = \
 	libnm-core/nm-setting.h \
 	libnm-core/nm-simple-connection.h \
 	libnm-core/nm-utils.h \
+	libnm-core/nm-version-macros.h \
 	libnm-core/nm-version.h \
 	libnm-core/nm-vpn-dbus-interface.h \
 	libnm-core/nm-vpn-editor-plugin.h \
@@ -1420,7 +1420,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 ###############################################################################
 
 libnm_lib_h_pub_real = \
-	shared/nm-version-macros.h \
 	libnm/NetworkManager.h \
 	libnm/nm-access-point.h \
 	libnm/nm-active-connection.h \
@@ -5393,9 +5392,10 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 	shared/nm-utils/nm-vpn-plugin-macros.h \
 	shared/nm-utils/nm-vpn-plugin-utils.c \
 	shared/nm-utils/nm-vpn-plugin-utils.h \
-	shared/nm-version-macros.h.in \
 	shared/meson.build \
 	\
+	libnm-core/nm-version-macros.h.in \
+	\
 	tools/check-config-options.sh \
 	tools/check-docs.sh \
 	tools/check-exports.sh \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cd5837eb2a..bd3cf3caa6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ AC_SUBST(AM_CFLAGS)
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 Makefile
-shared/nm-version-macros.h
+libnm-core/nm-version-macros.h
 libnm/libnm.pc
 po/Makefile.in
 data/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.policy.in
diff --git a/libnm-core/meson.build b/libnm-core/meson.build
index a6bc6a1839..ec9fb8ce52 100644
--- a/libnm-core/meson.build
+++ b/libnm-core/meson.build
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 libnm_core_inc = include_directories('.')
 
+nm_version_macro_header = configure_file(
+  input: 'nm-version-macros.h.in',
+  output: '@BASENAME@',
+  configuration: data_conf,
+)
+
 libnm_core_nm_default_dep = declare_dependency(
   sources: nm_version_macro_header,
   include_directories: libnm_core_inc,
diff --git a/shared/nm-version-macros.h.in b/libnm-core/nm-version-macros.h.in
similarity index 100%
rename from shared/nm-version-macros.h.in
rename to libnm-core/nm-version-macros.h.in
diff --git a/shared/meson.build b/shared/meson.build
index 54f9c3f8ed..52eb6b9b10 100644
--- a/shared/meson.build
+++ b/shared/meson.build
@@ -94,12 +94,6 @@ libn_dhcp4_dep = declare_dependency(
   link_with: libn_dhcp4,
 )
 
-nm_version_macro_header = configure_file(
-  input: 'nm-version-macros.h.in',
-  output: '@BASENAME@',
-  configuration: data_conf,
-)
-
 nm_test_utils_impl_source = files('nm-test-utils-impl.c')
 
 nm_vpn_plugin_utils_source = files('nm-utils/nm-vpn-plugin-utils.c')