diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e53e47d33..e283d3942 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -837,6 +837,13 @@ endif(WIN32)
 
 
 
+# version information of libraries
+#
+if(OCC_INCLUDE_DIR AND EXISTS ${OCC_INCLUDE_DIR}/Standard_Version.hxx)
+    set(HAVE_OCC_VERSION 1)
+endif(OCC_INCLUDE_DIR AND EXISTS ${OCC_INCLUDE_DIR}/Standard_Version.hxx)
+
+configure_file(LibraryVersions.h.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/LibraryVersions.h)
 
 # ================================================================================
 # == Global Compiler and Linker Settings =========================================
diff --git a/LibraryVersions.h.cmake b/LibraryVersions.h.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8dfbbe698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LibraryVersions.h.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#ifndef LIBRARY_VERSIONS_H
+#define LIBRARY_VERSIONS_H
+
+/* LibraryVersions.h.  Generated from LibraryVersions.h.cmake by cmake.  */
+
+#cmakedefine HAVE_OCC_VERSION
+
+#if defined(HAVE_OCC_VERSION)
+#  include <${OCC_INCLUDE_DIR}/Standard_Version.hxx>
+#endif
+
+#endif // LIBRARY_VERSIONS_H
+
diff --git a/src/Gui/Splashscreen.cpp b/src/Gui/Splashscreen.cpp
index 0e6610abe..1f41d96eb 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Splashscreen.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Splashscreen.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 # include <Inventor/C/basic.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <LibraryVersions.h>
+
 #include "Splashscreen.h"
 #include "ui_AboutApplication.h"
 #include <Base/Console.h>
@@ -547,9 +549,16 @@ void AboutDialog::on_copyButton_clicked()
     str << "Python version: " << PY_VERSION << endl;
     str << "Qt version: " << QT_VERSION_STR << endl;
     str << "Coin version: " << COIN_VERSION << endl;
-    it = config.find("OCC_VERSION");
-    if (it != config.end())
-        str << "OCC version: " << it->second.c_str() << endl;
+#if defined(HAVE_OCC_VERSION)
+    str << "OCC version: "
+        << OCC_VERSION_MAJOR << "."
+        << OCC_VERSION_MINOR << "."
+        << OCC_VERSION_MAINTENANCE
+#ifdef OCC_VERSION_DEVELOPMENT
+        << "." OCC_VERSION_DEVELOPMENT
+#endif
+        << endl;
+#endif
 
     QClipboard* cb = QApplication::clipboard();
     cb->setText(data);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPart.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPart.cpp
index 2e3661677..f6ae27a6e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPart.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPart.cpp
@@ -106,13 +106,6 @@ PyObject* Part::PartExceptionOCCDimensionError;
 
 PyMODINIT_FUNC initPart()
 {
-    std::stringstream str;
-    str << OCC_VERSION_MAJOR << "." << OCC_VERSION_MINOR << "." << OCC_VERSION_MAINTENANCE;
-#ifdef OCC_VERSION_DEVELOPMENT
-    str << "." OCC_VERSION_DEVELOPMENT;
-#endif
-    App::Application::Config()["OCC_VERSION"] = str.str();
-
     Base::Console().Log("Module: Part\n");
 
     // This is highly experimental and we should keep an eye on it