diff --git a/installation/mods_Abaqus/abaqus_v6.env b/installation/mods_Abaqus/abaqus_v6.env
index ccf447c19..b48a5ea05 100644
--- a/installation/mods_Abaqus/abaqus_v6.env
+++ b/installation/mods_Abaqus/abaqus_v6.env
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # Compile_cpp and link_exe for Abaqus make utility.
 #
 import os, re, glob, driverUtils
+from damask import version as DAMASKVERSION
 
 # Use the version in $PATH
 fortCmd = "ifort"
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ compile_fortran = (fortCmd + " -c -fPIC -auto -shared-intel " +
                    "-I%I -I../lib -free -O1 -fpp -openmp " +
                    "-ftz -diag-disable 5268 " +
                    "-implicitnone -assume byterecl -stand f08 -standard-semantics " +
-                   "-real-size 64 -integer-size 32 -DFLOAT=8 -DINT=4")
+                   "-real-size 64 -integer-size 32 -DFLOAT=8 -DINT=4 " +
+                   '-DDAMASKVERSION="%s"'%DAMASKVERSION)
 
 # Abaqus/CAE will generate an input file without parts and assemblies.
 cae_no_parts_input_file=ON
diff --git a/installation/mods_Abaqus/abaqus_v6_serial.env b/installation/mods_Abaqus/abaqus_v6_serial.env
index 880a3c055..a5384cc26 100644
--- a/installation/mods_Abaqus/abaqus_v6_serial.env
+++ b/installation/mods_Abaqus/abaqus_v6_serial.env
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # Compile_cpp and link_exe for Abaqus make utility.
 #
 import os, re, glob, driverUtils
+from damask import version as DAMASKVERSION
 
 # Use the version in $PATH
 fortCmd = "ifort"
@@ -29,15 +30,13 @@ fortCmd = "ifort"
 # -assume byterecl             count record length in bytes
 # -real-size 64 -DFLOAT=8      assume size of real to be 8 bytes, matches our definition of pReal
 # -integer-size 32 -DINT=4     assume size of integer to be 4 bytes, matches our definition of pInt
-# -L/usr/lib64 -L/usr/lib      search path for lapack libraries
-# -Wl,-rpath=/usr/lib64,-rpath=/usr/lib run path for lapack libraries
-# -llapack                     link against lapack
 
 compile_fortran = (fortCmd + " -c -fPIC -auto -shared-intel " + 
                    "-I%I -I../lib -free -O1 -fpp " +
                    "-ftz -diag-disable 5268 " +
                    "-implicitnone -assume byterecl -stand f08 -standard-semantics " +
-                   "-real-size 64 -integer-size 32 -DFLOAT=8 -DINT=4")
+                   "-real-size 64 -integer-size 32 -DFLOAT=8 -DINT=4 " +
+                   '-DDAMASKVERSION="%s"'%DAMASKVERSION)
 
 # Abaqus/CAE will generate an input file without parts and assemblies.
 cae_no_parts_input_file=ON