diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f586b71..980f2f6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -526,10 +526,10 @@
 
 CLI_OBJS = cli_classic.o cli_output.o cli_common.o print.o
 
-# Makefile.version is used when packaging flashrom and is generated by the
-# export rule. If Makefile.version is not found, version info will be obtained
+# versioninfo.inc is used when packaging flashrom and is generated by the
+# export rule. If versioninfo.inc is not found, version info will be obtained
 # using util/getrevision.sh or "unknown" if SCM metadata directory isn't found.
-ifeq ($(wildcard Makefile.version),)
+ifeq ($(wildcard versioninfo.inc),)
 ifeq ($(wildcard .git),)
 VERSION ?= unknown
 MAN_DATE ?= unknown
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@
 $(shell ./util/git-hooks/install.sh)
 endif
 else
-include Makefile.version
+include versioninfo.inc
 endif
 
 # VERSION equals "offline" if online access is required but the respective git
@@ -1402,10 +1402,9 @@
 	@rm -rf "$(EXPORTDIR)/flashrom-$(RELEASENAME)"
 	@mkdir -p "$(EXPORTDIR)/flashrom-$(RELEASENAME)"
 	@git archive HEAD | tar -x -C "$(EXPORTDIR)/flashrom-$(RELEASENAME)"
-#	Generate Makefile.version since SCM metadata won't be available in
-#	exported sources.
-	@echo "VERSION = $(VERSION)" > "$(EXPORTDIR)/flashrom-$(RELEASENAME)/Makefile.version"
-	@echo "MAN_DATE = $(MAN_DATE)" >> "$(EXPORTDIR)/flashrom-$(RELEASENAME)/Makefile.version"
+#	Generate versioninfo.inc containing metadata that would not be available in exported sources otherwise.
+	@echo "VERSION = $(VERSION)" > "$(EXPORTDIR)/flashrom-$(RELEASENAME)/versioninfo.inc"
+	@echo "MAN_DATE = $(MAN_DATE)" >> "$(EXPORTDIR)/flashrom-$(RELEASENAME)/versioninfo.inc"
 #	Restore modification date of all tracked files not marked 'export-ignore' in .gitattributes.
 #	sed is required to filter out file names having the attribute set.
 #	The sed program saves the file name in the hold buffer and then checks if the respective value is 'set'.