diff --git a/Src/IACore/inc/hpp/IACore/Definitions.hpp b/Src/IACore/inc/hpp/IACore/Definitions.hpp
index 3d7e1d9..2f35f41 100644
--- a/Src/IACore/inc/hpp/IACore/Definitions.hpp
+++ b/Src/IACore/inc/hpp/IACore/Definitions.hpp
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@
 #define IA_MAX_POSSIBLE_SIZE (static_cast<SIZE_T>(0x7FFFFFFFFFFFF))
 #define IA_MAX_STRING_LENGTH (IA_MAX_POSSIBLE_SIZE >> 8)
 
+#define IA_VERSION_TYPE UINT64
+#define IA_MAKE_VERSION(major, minor, patch) ((static_cast<UINT64>(major) & 0xFFFFFF) << 40) | ((static_cast<UINT64>(minor) & 0xFFFFFF) << 16) | (static_cast<UINT64>(patch) & 0xFFFF)
+
 #define __CC_BLACK   "\033[30m"
 #define __CC_RED     "\033[31m"
 #define __CC_GREEN   "\033[32m"