diff --git a/sflphone-client-gnome/VERSION b/sflphone-client-gnome/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..517317e95fb23bda5f1c305dfaa84bfa8021a824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sflphone-client-gnome/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.9.6~beta
diff --git a/sflphone-client-kde/VERSION b/sflphone-client-kde/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..517317e95fb23bda5f1c305dfaa84bfa8021a824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sflphone-client-kde/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.9.6~beta
diff --git a/sflphone-common/VERSION b/sflphone-common/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..517317e95fb23bda5f1c305dfaa84bfa8021a824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sflphone-common/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.9.6~beta