diff --git a/libgimpbase/gimpmetadata.c b/libgimpbase/gimpmetadata.c
index b0948b29c2..0f2692f026 100644
--- a/libgimpbase/gimpmetadata.c
+++ b/libgimpbase/gimpmetadata.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "libgimpmath/gimpmath.h"
 
 #include "gimpbasetypes.h"
+#include "gimpversion.h"
 
 #include "gimplimits.h"
 #include "gimpmetadata.h"
@@ -39,6 +40,11 @@
 
 #include "libgimp/libgimp-intl.h"
 
+
+#if GIMP_CHECK_VERSION(3, 99, 0)
+#warning libgimpbase/gimpmetadata.h: rename GIMP_METADATA_SAVE_UPDATE as GIMP_METADATA_UPDATE?
+#endif
+
 /**
  * SECTION: gimpmetadata
  * @title: GimpMetadata