diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 3affb77e70..925892b760 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ DEFAULT_SOUNDS=en-us-callie-8000
 	@target=`echo $@ | sed -e 's|^.*-||'`; \
 	 target_prefix=`echo $@ | sed -e 's|-.*$$||'`; \
 	 sound_perfix=`echo $@ | sed -e 's|-.*||'`; \
+	 sounds_version=`cat build/sounds_version.txt`;\
 	 full_sound_dir=`echo $@ | sed -e 's|^sounds||' | sed -e 's|^-||' | sed -e 's|-install$$||'`; \
 	 test ! -z $$full_sound_dir || full_sound_dir=`echo $(DEFAULT_SOUNDS)`; \
-	 soundfile=`echo freeswitch-sounds-$$full_sound_dir-$(SOUNDS_VERSION).tar.gz`; \
+	 soundfile=`echo freeswitch-sounds-$$full_sound_dir-$$sounds_version.tar.gz`; \
          if test "$$target" = "install"; then $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) core_install; else $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) core ; fi; \
          if test "$$target_prefix" = "sounds"; then \
 	   if test "$$target" = "install"; then $(GETSOUNDS) $$soundfile $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/sounds/; else $(GETSOUNDS) $$soundfile ; fi; \
diff --git a/build/sounds_version.txt b/build/sounds_version.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21e8796a09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/sounds_version.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.0.3
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index c839acce61..9369c23a3b 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ AC_SUBST(SWITCH_VERSION_MAJOR, [1])
 AC_SUBST(SWITCH_VERSION_MINOR, [0])
 AC_SUBST(SWITCH_VERSION_MICRO, [trunk])
 #AC_SUBST(SWITCH_VERSION_REVISION, [svn-revision-here])
-AC_SUBST(SOUNDS_VERSION, [1.0.3])
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([src/include/switch_version.h.in:src/include/switch_version.h.template])