diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 609ca06cab..34b7f1a96d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ menuselect-tree: $(foreach dir,$(filter-out main,$(MOD_SUBDIRS)),$(wildcard $(di
 
 asterisk.pdf: doc/asterisk.pdf
 
-doc/asterisk.pdf:
+doc/asterisk.pdf: $(wildcard doc/*.tex)
 ifeq ($(findstring rubber,$(RUBBER)),)
 	@echo "**********************************************"
 	@echo "** You must install the \"rubber\" tool      ***"
@@ -691,7 +691,10 @@ else
 	@echo "** generated.  When complete, it will be   ***"
 	@echo "** located at doc/asterisk.pdf.            ***"	
 	@echo "**********************************************"
-	@cd doc && rubber asterisk.tex
+	@cp doc/asterisk.tex doc/asterisk.tex.orig
+	@sed -i -e 's/ASTERISKVERSION/$(ASTERISKVERSION)/' doc/asterisk.tex
+	@cd doc && $(RUBBER) --pdf asterisk.tex
+	@mv doc/asterisk.tex.orig doc/asterisk.tex
 endif
 
 .PHONY: menuselect main sounds clean dist-clean distclean all prereqs cleantest uninstall _uninstall uninstall-all dont-optimize $(SUBDIRS_INSTALL) $(SUBDIRS_CLEAN) $(SUBDIRS_UNINSTALL) $(SUBDIRS) $(MOD_SUBDIRS_EMBED_LDSCRIPT) $(MOD_SUBDIRS_EMBED_LDFLAGS) $(MOD_SUBDIRS_EMBED_LIBS)
diff --git a/doc/asterisk.tex b/doc/asterisk.tex
index 6e370f79ff..f9557bf601 100644
--- a/doc/asterisk.tex
+++ b/doc/asterisk.tex
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 \usepackage{hyperref}
 
 \author{Asterisk Development Team \\ Asterisk.org}
-\title{Asterisk Reference Information}
+\title{Asterisk Reference Information \\ Version ASTERISKVERSION}
 
 \begin{document}
 \maketitle