diff --git a/include/meson.build b/include/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c282939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+configure_file(
+  input: 'version.hpp.in',
+  output: 'version.hpp',
+  configuration: {
+    'PLUGIN_VERSION': meson.project_version()
+  }
+)
+
diff --git a/src/version.hpp.in b/include/version.hpp.in
similarity index 100%
rename from src/version.hpp.in
rename to include/version.hpp.in
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 47734d4..407c1f5 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@ endif
 
 hyprland_headers = dependency('hyprland')
 
+incdir = include_directories('include')
+
+subdir('include')
 subdir('src')
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 901dedc..e084c39 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -1,17 +1,7 @@
-subdir('gestures')
-
-configure_file(
-  input: 'version.hpp.in',
-  output: 'version.hpp',
-  configuration: {
-    'PLUGIN_VERSION': meson.project_version()
-  }
-)
-
 shared_module('example',
   'main.cpp',
   cpp_args: ['-DWLR_USE_UNSTABLE'],
-  link_with: [gestures],
+  include_directories: incdir,
   # sometimes you need to add other hyprland dependencies yourself
   dependencies: [
     dependency('pixman-1'),