diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index 38996aac5..fef7597b0 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ When MESSAGE is non-nil, display a message with the version."
       (if message (message _version))
       _version)))
 
+(defconst org-version (org-version))
+
 ;;; Compatibility constants
 
 ;;; The custom variables