diff --git a/include/common/version.h b/include/common/version.h
index 305087d..ec25aab 100644
--- a/include/common/version.h
+++ b/include/common/version.h
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@
 #error "Must define CONFIG_HAPROXY_DATE"
 #endif
 
-extern const char *haproxy_version;
-extern const char *haproxy_date;
-extern const char *stats_version_string;
+extern char haproxy_version[];
+extern char haproxy_date[];
+extern char stats_version_string[];
 
 #endif /* _COMMON_VERSION_H */
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index f50f24b..dae7b3d 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
 #include <common/version.h>
 
-const char *haproxy_version      = HAPROXY_VERSION;
-const char *haproxy_date         = HAPROXY_DATE;
-const char *stats_version_string = STATS_VERSION_STRING;
+/* These ones are made variables and not constants so that they are stored into
+ * the data region and prominently appear in core files.
+ */
+char haproxy_version_here[] = "HAProxy version follows";
+char haproxy_version[]      = HAPROXY_VERSION;
+char haproxy_date[]         = HAPROXY_DATE;
+char stats_version_string[] = STATS_VERSION_STRING;