diff --git a/VERSION.md b/VERSION.md
index 44b6a02..6cc4c15 100644
--- a/VERSION.md
+++ b/VERSION.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-1.2.62
+1.2.63
 
 # Change log
+## 1.2.63
+- fix: kernel Makefile now generates version header automatically
 ## 1.2.62
 - fix: kernel module build warnings
 ## 1.2.61
diff --git a/kernel_tracing_library/src/Makefile b/kernel_tracing_library/src/Makefile
index 7c4fdf1..b760590 100644
--- a/kernel_tracing_library/src/Makefile
+++ b/kernel_tracing_library/src/Makefile
@@ -7,9 +7,18 @@ M ?= $(PWD)
 INSTALL_MOD_PATH ?= /
 INSTALL_HDR_PATH ?= $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/usr/include/kernel/
 
+# Paths relative to kernel_tracing_library/src/
+ROOT_DIR := $(M)/../..
+VERSION_SCRIPT := $(ROOT_DIR)/cmake/gen_version_header.sh
+VERSION_TEMPLATE := $(ROOT_DIR)/cmake/version.h.template
+VERSION_OUTPUT := $(ROOT_DIR)/tracing_library/include/CommonLowLevelTracingKit/version.gen.h
+
 all: modules
 
-modules: 
+$(VERSION_OUTPUT): $(VERSION_TEMPLATE) $(ROOT_DIR)/VERSION.md
+	$(VERSION_SCRIPT) -t $(VERSION_TEMPLATE) -o $(VERSION_OUTPUT)
+
+modules: $(VERSION_OUTPUT)
 	$(MAKE) -C $(KERNEL_SRC) M=$(M) modules
 
 modules_install: