diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 3d3abd49..a1423627 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ Other Changes:
  - Drag and Drop: Added ImGuiDragDropFlags_SourceAutoExpirePayload flag to force payload to expire if the source stops being submitted. (#1725, #143).
  - IsItemHovered(): Added ImGuiHoveredFlags_AllowWhenDisabled flag to query hovered status on disabled items. (#1940, #211)
  - Selectable: Added ImGuiSelectableFlags_Disabled flag in the public API. (#211)
+ - Misc: Added IMGUI_VERSION_NUM for easy compile-time testing. (#2025)
  - Misc: Added ImGuiMouseCursor_Hand cursor enum + corresponding software cursor. (#1913, 1914) [@aiekick, @ocornut] 
  - Misc: Tweaked software mouse cursor offset to match the offset of the corresponding Windows 10 cursors.
  - Made assertion more clear when trying to call Begin() outside of the NewFrame()..EndFrame() scope. (#1987)
diff --git a/imgui.cpp b/imgui.cpp
index 7a02ed64..c71b21b4 100644
--- a/imgui.cpp
+++ b/imgui.cpp
@@ -2902,7 +2902,7 @@ void ImGui::SetCurrentContext(ImGuiContext* ctx)
 bool ImGui::DebugCheckVersionAndDataLayout(const char* version, size_t sz_io, size_t sz_style, size_t sz_vec2, size_t sz_vec4, size_t sz_vert)
 {
     bool error = false;
-    if (strcmp(version, IMGUI_VERSION)!=0) { error = true; IM_ASSERT(strcmp(version,IMGUI_VERSION)==0 && "Mismatch version string!");  }
+    if (strcmp(version, IMGUI_VERSION)!=0) { error = true; IM_ASSERT(strcmp(version,IMGUI_VERSION)==0 && "Mismatched version string!");  }
     if (sz_io    != sizeof(ImGuiIO))       { error = true; IM_ASSERT(sz_io    == sizeof(ImGuiIO)      && "Mismatched struct layout!"); }
     if (sz_style != sizeof(ImGuiStyle))    { error = true; IM_ASSERT(sz_style == sizeof(ImGuiStyle)   && "Mismatched struct layout!"); }
     if (sz_vec2  != sizeof(ImVec2))        { error = true; IM_ASSERT(sz_vec2  == sizeof(ImVec2)       && "Mismatched struct layout!"); }
diff --git a/imgui.h b/imgui.h
index 78f13568..a4644516 100644
--- a/imgui.h
+++ b/imgui.h
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
 #include <string.h>                 // memset, memmove, memcpy, strlen, strchr, strcpy, strcmp
 
 // Version
+// (Integer encoded as XYYZZ for use in #if preprocessor conditionals. Work in progress versions typically starts at XYY00 then bounced up to XYY01 when release tagging happens)
 #define IMGUI_VERSION               "1.63 WIP"
+#define IMGUI_VERSION_NUM           16300 
 #define IMGUI_CHECKVERSION()        ImGui::DebugCheckVersionAndDataLayout(IMGUI_VERSION, sizeof(ImGuiIO), sizeof(ImGuiStyle), sizeof(ImVec2), sizeof(ImVec4), sizeof(ImDrawVert))
 
 // Define attributes of all API symbols declarations (e.g. for DLL under Windows)
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ namespace ImGui
     IMGUI_API bool          ShowStyleSelector(const char* label);       // add style selector block (not a window), essentially a combo listing the default styles.
     IMGUI_API void          ShowFontSelector(const char* label);        // add font selector block (not a window), essentially a combo listing the loaded fonts.
     IMGUI_API void          ShowUserGuide();                            // add basic help/info block (not a window): how to manipulate ImGui as a end-user (mouse/keyboard controls).
-    IMGUI_API const char*   GetVersion();                               // get a version string e.g. "1.23"
+    IMGUI_API const char*   GetVersion();                               // get the compiled version string e.g. "1.23"
 
     // Styles
     IMGUI_API void          StyleColorsDark(ImGuiStyle* dst = NULL);    // new, recommended style (default)