diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6264b4294..21608e35b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ Thumbs.db
 # build related files #
 #######################
 /build/
-/util/fingerprint_impl.hpp
-/util/git_sha.cpp
 /cmake/postinst
 
 # Eclipse related files #
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 67495b1e9..ddce357af 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,13 +32,16 @@ endif()
 option(ENABLE_JSON_LOGGING "Adds additional JSON debug logging to the response" OFF)
 option(BUILD_TOOLS "Build OSRM tools" OFF)
 
+include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/)
 include_directories(SYSTEM ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/)
 include_directories(SYSTEM ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/libosmium/include/)
 
-add_custom_target(FingerPrintConfigure ALL
-  ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -DSOURCE_DIR=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
-    -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/FingerPrint-Config.cmake
+add_custom_target(FingerPrintConfigure ALL ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+  "-DOUTPUT_DIR=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+  "-DSOURCE_DIR=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
+  -P "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/FingerPrint-Config.cmake"
   COMMENT "Configuring revision fingerprint"
   VERBATIM)
 
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ set(BOOST_COMPONENTS date_time filesystem iostreams program_options regex system
 
 configure_file(
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/util/version.hpp.in
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/util/version.hpp
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/util/version.hpp
 )
 file(GLOB ExtractorGlob extractor/*.cpp data_structures/hilbert_value.cpp)
 file(GLOB ImporterGlob data_structures/import_edge.cpp data_structures/external_memory_node.cpp data_structures/raster_source.cpp)
diff --git a/cmake/FingerPrint-Config.cmake b/cmake/FingerPrint-Config.cmake
index 857dedd89..d36b62274 100644
--- a/cmake/FingerPrint-Config.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FingerPrint-Config.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-set(OLDFILE ${SOURCE_DIR}/util/fingerprint_impl.hpp)
+set(OLDFILE ${OUTPUT_DIR}/util/fingerprint_impl.hpp)
 set(NEWFILE ${OLDFILE}.tmp)
-set(INFILE ${OLDFILE}.in)
+set(INFILE ${SOURCE_DIR}/util/fingerprint_impl.hpp.in)
 file(MD5 ${SOURCE_DIR}/prepare.cpp MD5PREPARE)
 file(MD5 ${SOURCE_DIR}/data_structures/static_rtree.hpp MD5RTREE)
 file(MD5 ${SOURCE_DIR}/util/graph_loader.hpp MD5GRAPH)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ file(MD5 ${NEWFILE} MD5NEW)
 if (EXISTS ${OLDFILE})
     file(MD5 ${OLDFILE} MD5OLD)
     if(NOT ${MD5NEW} STREQUAL ${MD5OLD})
-	    file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${OLDFILE})
+        file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${OLDFILE})
         file(RENAME ${NEWFILE} ${OLDFILE})
     else()
         file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${NEWFILE})
diff --git a/contractor/contractor_options.cpp b/contractor/contractor_options.cpp
index 73f932977..ff22bb6ff 100644
--- a/contractor/contractor_options.cpp
+++ b/contractor/contractor_options.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #include "contractor_options.hpp"
 
-#include "../util/version.hpp"
+#include "util/version.hpp"
 #include "../util/simple_logger.hpp"
 
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
diff --git a/extractor/extractor_options.cpp b/extractor/extractor_options.cpp
index 86c927d80..d88f0a0e9 100644
--- a/extractor/extractor_options.cpp
+++ b/extractor/extractor_options.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #include "extractor_options.hpp"
 
-#include "../util/version.hpp"
+#include "util/version.hpp"
 #include "../util/ini_file.hpp"
 #include "../util/simple_logger.hpp"
 
diff --git a/tools/io-benchmark.cpp b/tools/io-benchmark.cpp
index a4d85ee32..41e41b2b1 100644
--- a/tools/io-benchmark.cpp
+++ b/tools/io-benchmark.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 */
 
-#include "../util/version.hpp"
+#include "util/version.hpp"
 #include "../util/osrm_exception.hpp"
 #include "../util/simple_logger.hpp"
 #include "../util/timing_util.hpp"
diff --git a/tools/simpleclient.cpp b/tools/simpleclient.cpp
index 3fe8d0c8a..82a42f22e 100644
--- a/tools/simpleclient.cpp
+++ b/tools/simpleclient.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 */
 
 #include "../library/osrm.hpp"
-#include "../util/version.hpp"
+#include "util/version.hpp"
 #include "../util/json_renderer.hpp"
 #include "../util/routed_options.hpp"
 #include "../util/simple_logger.hpp"
diff --git a/tools/springclean.cpp b/tools/springclean.cpp
index 91657d335..18e5711f9 100644
--- a/tools/springclean.cpp
+++ b/tools/springclean.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #include "../data_structures/shared_memory_factory.hpp"
 #include "../server/data_structures/shared_datatype.hpp"
-#include "../util/version.hpp"
+#include "util/version.hpp"
 #include "../util/simple_logger.hpp"
 
 void delete_region(const SharedDataType region)
diff --git a/tools/unlock_all_mutexes.cpp b/tools/unlock_all_mutexes.cpp
index f6a660cd9..953254ba8 100644
--- a/tools/unlock_all_mutexes.cpp
+++ b/tools/unlock_all_mutexes.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 */
 
-#include "../util/version.hpp"
+#include "util/version.hpp"
 #include "../util/simple_logger.hpp"
 #include "../server/data_structures/shared_barriers.hpp"
 
diff --git a/util/datastore_options.hpp b/util/datastore_options.hpp
index ff6c9cb67..b5ee4051b 100644
--- a/util/datastore_options.hpp
+++ b/util/datastore_options.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #ifndef DATASTORE_OPTIONS_HPP
 #define DATASTORE_OPTIONS_HPP
 
-#include "version.hpp"
+#include "util/version.hpp"
 #include "ini_file.hpp"
 #include "osrm_exception.hpp"
 #include "simple_logger.hpp"
diff --git a/util/fingerprint.cpp b/util/fingerprint.cpp
index 8c7ab404e..8a705b0c8 100644
--- a/util/fingerprint.cpp
+++ b/util/fingerprint.cpp
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 */
 
-#include "fingerprint.hpp"
-#include "fingerprint_impl.hpp"
+#include "util/fingerprint.hpp"
+#include "util/fingerprint_impl.hpp"
diff --git a/util/fingerprint_impl.hpp.in b/util/fingerprint_impl.hpp.in
index 390f8ac2c..88e8436cb 100644
--- a/util/fingerprint_impl.hpp.in
+++ b/util/fingerprint_impl.hpp.in
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 */
 
-#include "osrm_exception.hpp"
+#include "util/osrm_exception.hpp"
 
 #include <boost/uuid/name_generator.hpp>
 #include <boost/uuid/uuid_generators.hpp>
diff --git a/util/routed_options.hpp b/util/routed_options.hpp
index 93320f07e..48bf7e45c 100644
--- a/util/routed_options.hpp
+++ b/util/routed_options.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #ifndef ROUTED_OPTIONS_HPP
 #define ROUTED_OPTIONS_HPP
 
-#include "version.hpp"
+#include "util/version.hpp"
 #include "ini_file.hpp"
 #include "osrm_exception.hpp"
 #include "simple_logger.hpp"
diff --git a/util/version.hpp b/util/version.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index ae4677a00..000000000
--- a/util/version.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*
-
-Copyright (c) 2015, Project OSRM contributors
-All rights reserved.
-
-Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
-are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-
-Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list
-of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this
-list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or
-other materials provided with the distribution.
-
-THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
-ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
-WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
-DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
-ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
-(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
-LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
-ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
-SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-*/
-
-#ifndef VERSION_HPP
-#define VERSION_HPP
-
-#define OSRM_VERSION_MAJOR "4"
-#define OSRM_VERSION_MINOR "8"
-#define OSRM_VERSION_PATCH "0"
-
-#define OSRM_VERSION "v" OSRM_VERSION_MAJOR "." OSRM_VERSION_MINOR "." OSRM_VERSION_PATCH
-
-#endif // VERSION_HPP