diff --git a/include/spdlog/common.h b/include/spdlog/common.h
index 9fbfc669..6c7ab149 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/common.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/common.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#define SPDLOG_VERSION "0.16.3"
+
 #include "tweakme.h"
 
 #include <string>
diff --git a/include/spdlog/spdlog.h b/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
index f84697d8..8bfffd01 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#define SPDLOG_VERSION "0.16.3"
 
 #include "common.h"
 #include "logger.h"