diff --git a/configure/CONFIG b/configure/CONFIG
index d69286949d11f3cba7c6a81da9acf52c85a44669..3e4fbd0d41a9c592cacc9c21ddbf234134c162de 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG
+++ b/configure/CONFIG
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ endif
 
 
 
+include $(EPICS_BASE)/configure/CONFIG_BASE_VERSION
 include $(TOP)/configure/E3/CONFIG_REQUIRE
 include $(TOP)/configure/E3/CONFIG_E3_PATH
 include $(TOP)/configure/E3/CONFIG_E3_MAKEFILE
@@ -26,3 +27,13 @@ include $(TOP)/configure/E3/CONFIG_EPICS
 include $(TOP)/configure/E3/CONFIG_SUDO
 include $(TOP)/configure/E3/CONFIG_EXPORT
 
+
+VARS_EXCLUDES+=EPICS_VERSION
+VARS_EXCLUDES+=EPICS_REVISION
+VARS_EXCLUDES+=EPICS_MODIFICATION
+VARS_EXCLUDES+=EPICS_PATCH_LEVEL
+VARS_EXCLUDES+=EPICS_DEV_SNAPSHOT
+VARS_EXCLUDES+=EPICS_PATCH_VSTRING
+VARS_EXCLUDES+=EPICS_SITE_VSTRING
+VARS_EXCLUDES+=COMMIT_DATE
+
diff --git a/configure/modules/CONFIG b/configure/modules/CONFIG
index 2e4bf28ae2b21e0e60f47b9cd684026afd1c8ed2..9c74c6c482ba149e4b4e36b287b31e4beec12618 100644
--- a/configure/modules/CONFIG
+++ b/configure/modules/CONFIG
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- mode: Makefile;-*-
 
+include $(EPICS_BASE)/configure/CONFIG_BASE_VERSION
 include $(REQUIRE_CONFIG)/CONFIG_REQUIRE
 include $(REQUIRE_CONFIG)/CONFIG_E3_PATH
 include $(REQUIRE_CONFIG)/CONFIG_E3_MAKEFILE
@@ -8,3 +9,12 @@ include $(REQUIRE_CONFIG)/CONFIG_SUDO
 include $(REQUIRE_CONFIG)/CONFIG_DKMS
 include $(REQUIRE_CONFIG)/CONFIG_EXPORT
 
+VARS_EXCLUDES+=EPICS_VERSION
+VARS_EXCLUDES+=EPICS_REVISION
+VARS_EXCLUDES+=EPICS_MODIFICATION
+VARS_EXCLUDES+=EPICS_PATCH_LEVEL
+VARS_EXCLUDES+=EPICS_DEV_SNAPSHOT
+VARS_EXCLUDES+=EPICS_PATCH_VSTRING
+VARS_EXCLUDES+=EPICS_SITE_VSTRING
+VARS_EXCLUDES+=COMMIT_DATE
+