diff --git a/SparkleShare/Defines.cs.in b/SparkleShare/Defines.cs.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..567c76fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SparkleShare/Defines.cs.in
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+//   SparkleShare, an instant update workflow to Git.
+//   Copyright (C) 2010  Hylke Bons <hylkebons@gmail.com>
+//
+//   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+//   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+//   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+//   (at your option) any later version.
+//
+//   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+//   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+//   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+//   GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+//   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+//   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+using System;
+
+namespace SparkleShare
+{
+	public class Defines
+	{
+		public const string VERSION = "@VERSION@";
+		public const string LOCALE_DIR = "@prefix@/share/locale";
+		public const string GETTEXT_PACKAGE = "@GETTEXT_PACKAGE@";
+		public const string PREFIX = "@prefix@";
+	}
+}
diff --git a/SparkleShare/Makefile.am b/SparkleShare/Makefile.am
index c53b5c77..2165fbd7 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/Makefile.am
+++ b/SparkleShare/Makefile.am
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ LINK = $(REF_SPARKLESHARE)
 
 
 SOURCES = \
+Defines.cs \
 SparkleBubble.cs \
 SparkleDialog.cs \
 SparkleHelpers.cs \
diff --git a/SparkleShare/SparkleShare.cs b/SparkleShare/SparkleShare.cs
index 636e23ea..0dd0126e 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/SparkleShare.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/SparkleShare.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
 		public static void Main (string [] args) {
 
 			// Use translations
-			Catalog.Init ("i18n", "locale");
+			Catalog.Init (Defines.GETTEXT_PACKAGE, Defines.LOCALE_DIR);
 
 			// Check if git is installed
 			Process Process = new Process ();
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d986515a..b8763374 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ build/Makefile
 build/m4/Makefile
 notify-sharp/Makefile
 SparkleShare/sparkleshare
+SparkleShare/Defines.cs
 SparkleShare/AssemblyInfo.cs
 SparkleShare/Makefile
 po/Makefile.in