diff --git a/bootstrap/cmake_modules/FindBootstrap.cmake b/bootstrap/cmake_modules/FindBootstrap.cmake
index 83044158..d0fee69b 100644
--- a/bootstrap/cmake_modules/FindBootstrap.cmake
+++ b/bootstrap/cmake_modules/FindBootstrap.cmake
@@ -36,6 +36,17 @@
    message("-- Distribution is ${DISTRIBUTION}")
  endmacro(check_distribution)
 
+#
+# Get the svn revision version and configure a svn.h.in file based on this version
+# The include directory name is passed as argument
+#
+ macro(SETUP_SVNH includedir)
+   find_package(Subversion REQUIRED)
+   Subversion_WC_INFO(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} SVNREV)
+   set(SUBVERSION_REVISION ${SVNREV_WC_REVISION})
+   configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/svn.h.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${includedir}/svn.h)
+ endmacro(SETUP_SVNH)
+
 #
 # Specific Apple OSX setup
 #