diff --git a/app/config/gimpconfig-dump.c b/app/config/gimpconfig-dump.c
index 659dbe2ebb..79d1288c3d 100644
--- a/app/config/gimpconfig-dump.c
+++ b/app/config/gimpconfig-dump.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ dump_gimprc_system (GimpConfig       *rc,
 static const gchar man_page_header[] =
 ".\\\" This man-page is auto-generated by gimp --dump-gimprc-manpage.\n"
 "\n"
-".TH GIMPRC 5 \"Version @GIMP_VERSION@\" \"GIMP Manual Pages\"\n"
+".TH GIMPRC 5 \"Version " GIMP_VERSION "\" \"GIMP Manual Pages\"\n"
 ".SH NAME\n"
 "gimprc \\- gimp configuration file\n"
 ".SH DESCRIPTION\n"
diff --git a/docs/gimprc.5.in b/docs/gimprc.5.in
index a48c623a5e..4e1c250cba 100644
--- a/docs/gimprc.5.in
+++ b/docs/gimprc.5.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" This man-page is auto-generated by gimp --dump-gimprc-manpage.
 
-.TH GIMPRC 5 "Version @GIMP_VERSION@" "GIMP Manual Pages"
+.TH GIMPRC 5 "Version 2.99.9" "GIMP Manual Pages"
 .SH NAME
 gimprc \- gimp configuration file
 .SH DESCRIPTION