diff --git a/src/libsysprof-capture/meson.build b/src/libsysprof-capture/meson.build
index 4aa41b24..e2c9cae3 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof-capture/meson.build
+++ b/src/libsysprof-capture/meson.build
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ libsysprof_capture_headers = [
   'sp-capture-types.h',
   'sp-capture-writer.h',
   'sysprof-capture.h',
+  'sysprof-version-macros.h',
 ]
 
 libsysprof_capture_sources = [
diff --git a/src/libsysprof-capture/sysprof-capture.h b/src/libsysprof-capture/sysprof-capture.h
index b7c1dc3c..5e866313 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof-capture/sysprof-capture.h
+++ b/src/libsysprof-capture/sysprof-capture.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 # include "sp-clock.h"
 # include "sp-error.h"
 # include "sysprof-version.h"
+# include "sysprof-version-macros.h"
 
 #undef SYSPROF_CAPTURE_INSIDE
 
diff --git a/src/libsysprof-capture/sysprof-version-macros.h b/src/libsysprof-capture/sysprof-version-macros.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5224d3e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libsysprof-capture/sysprof-version-macros.h
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/* sp-version-macros.h
+ *
+ * Copyright 2018-2019 Christian Hergert <chergert@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#if !defined (SYSPROF_CAPTURE_INSIDE) && !defined (SYSPROF_CAPTURE_COMPILATION)
+# error "Only <sysprof-capture.h> can be included directly."
+#endif
+
+#include <glib.h>
+
+#include "sysprof-version.h"
+
+#ifndef _SYSPROF_EXTERN
+#define _SYSPROF_EXTERN extern
+#endif
+
+#ifdef SYSPROF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
+#define SYSPROF_DEPRECATED _SYSPROF_EXTERN
+#define SYSPROF_DEPRECATED_FOR(f) _SYSPROF_EXTERN
+#define SYSPROF_UNAVAILABLE(maj,min) _SYSPROF_EXTERN
+#else
+#define SYSPROF_DEPRECATED G_DEPRECATED _SYSPROF_EXTERN
+#define SYSPROF_DEPRECATED_FOR(f) G_DEPRECATED_FOR(f) _SYSPROF_EXTERN
+#define SYSPROF_UNAVAILABLE(maj,min) G_UNAVAILABLE(maj,min) _SYSPROF_EXTERN
+#endif
+
+#define SYSPROF_VERSION_3_34 (G_ENCODE_VERSION (3, 34))
+
+#if (SYSPROF_MINOR_VERSION == 99)
+# define SYSPROF_VERSION_CUR_STABLE (G_ENCODE_VERSION (SYSPROF_MAJOR_VERSION + 1, 0))
+#elif (SYSPROF_MINOR_VERSION % 2)
+# define SYSPROF_VERSION_CUR_STABLE (G_ENCODE_VERSION (SYSPROF_MAJOR_VERSION, SYSPROF_MINOR_VERSION + 1))
+#else
+# define SYSPROF_VERSION_CUR_STABLE (G_ENCODE_VERSION (SYSPROF_MAJOR_VERSION, SYSPROF_MINOR_VERSION))
+#endif
+
+#if (SYSPROF_MINOR_VERSION == 99)
+# define SYSPROF_VERSION_PREV_STABLE (G_ENCODE_VERSION (SYSPROF_MAJOR_VERSION + 1, 0))
+#elif (SYSPROF_MINOR_VERSION % 2)
+# define SYSPROF_VERSION_PREV_STABLE (G_ENCODE_VERSION (SYSPROF_MAJOR_VERSION, SYSPROF_MINOR_VERSION - 1))
+#else
+# define SYSPROF_VERSION_PREV_STABLE (G_ENCODE_VERSION (SYSPROF_MAJOR_VERSION, SYSPROF_MINOR_VERSION - 2))
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * SYSPROF_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED:
+ *
+ * A macro that should be defined by the user prior to including
+ * the ide.h header.
+ *
+ * The definition should be one of the predefined IDE version
+ * macros: %SYSPROF_VERSION_3_34, ...
+ *
+ * This macro defines the lower bound for the Builder API to use.
+ *
+ * If a function has been deprecated in a newer version of Builder,
+ * it is possible to use this symbol to avoid the compiler warnings
+ * without disabling warning for every deprecated function.
+ *
+ * Since: 3.34
+ */
+#ifndef SYSPROF_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED
+# define SYSPROF_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED (SYSPROF_VERSION_CUR_STABLE)
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * SYSPROF_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED:
+ *
+ * A macro that should be defined by the user prior to including
+ * the ide.h header.
+
+ * The definition should be one of the predefined Builder version
+ * macros: %SYSPROF_VERSION_1_0, %SYSPROF_VERSION_1_2,...
+ *
+ * This macro defines the upper bound for the IDE API to use.
+ *
+ * If a function has been introduced in a newer version of Builder,
+ * it is possible to use this symbol to get compiler warnings when
+ * trying to use that function.
+ *
+ * Since: 3.34
+ */
+#ifndef SYSPROF_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED
+# if SYSPROF_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED > SYSPROF_VERSION_PREV_STABLE
+#  define SYSPROF_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED (SYSPROF_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED)
+# else
+#  define SYSPROF_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED (SYSPROF_VERSION_CUR_STABLE)
+# endif
+#endif
+
+#if SYSPROF_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED < SYSPROF_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED
+#error "SYSPROF_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED must be >= SYSPROF_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED"
+#endif
+#if SYSPROF_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED < SYSPROF_VERSION_3_34
+#error "SYSPROF_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED must be >= SYSPROF_VERSION_3_34"
+#endif
+
+#define SYSPROF_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL                   _SYSPROF_EXTERN
+
+#if SYSPROF_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED >= SYSPROF_VERSION_3_34
+# define SYSPROF_DEPRECATED_IN_3_34                SYSPROF_DEPRECATED
+# define SYSPROF_DEPRECATED_IN_3_34_FOR(f)         SYSPROF_DEPRECATED_FOR(f)
+#else
+# define SYSPROF_DEPRECATED_IN_3_34                _SYSPROF_EXTERN
+# define SYSPROF_DEPRECATED_IN_3_34_FOR(f)         _SYSPROF_EXTERN
+#endif
+
+#if SYSPROF_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED < SYSPROF_VERSION_3_34
+# define SYSPROF_AVAILABLE_IN_3_34                 SYSPROF_UNAVAILABLE(3, 34)
+#else
+# define SYSPROF_AVAILABLE_IN_3_34                 _SYSPROF_EXTERN
+#endif