diff --git a/config.project b/config.project
index 7f5776d..7c980e7 100644
--- a/config.project
+++ b/config.project
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 mb_package=slibtool
 mb_require_out_of_tree=no
 mb_custom_install_headers=no
+mb_avoid_version=no
 
 
 # build
diff --git a/config.usage b/config.usage
index 7b6f359..3d334a8 100644
--- a/config.usage
+++ b/config.usage
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ supported switches:
 	--help
 
 	--nickname
+	--avoid-version
 
 	--prefix
 	--exec-prefix
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c7248ef..4dacc2a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ common_defaults()
 {
 	# project
 	[ -z "$mb_nickname" ] 		&& mb_nickname=$mb_package
+	[ -z "$mb_avoid_version" ] 	&& mb_avoid_version='no'
 
 	# dirs
 	[ -z "$mb_prefix" ] 		&& [ -z "$mb_prefix_set" ] \
@@ -356,6 +357,7 @@ config_copy()
 			-e 's^@project_dir@^'"$mb_project_dir"'^g'			\
 			-e 's^@git_reference_dir@^'"$mb_git_reference_dir"'^g'		\
 			-e 's^@custom_install_headers@^'"$mb_custom_install_headers"'^g' \
+			-e 's^@avoid_version@^'"$mb_avoid_version"'^g'			\
 											\
 			-e 's^@build@^'"$mb_build"'^g'					\
 			-e 's^@host@^'"$mb_host"'^g'					\
@@ -580,6 +582,9 @@ for arg ; do
 		--nickname=*)
 			mb_nickname=${arg#*=}
 			;;
+		--avoid-version)
+			mb_avoid_version='yes'
+			;;
 
 		*)
 			error_msg ${arg#}: "unsupported config argument."