diff --git a/bindings/java/build.xml b/bindings/java/build.xml
index 7fdd19ce..e08fcb7b 100644
--- a/bindings/java/build.xml
+++ b/bindings/java/build.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   <property name="jni.source.dir" location="../.."/>
   <property name="jni.src.java" value="hyperic_jni/src"/>
   <property name="jni.info.plist" location="build/src/Info.plist"/>
+  <property name="jni.info.res" location="build/src/sigar.res"/>
   <property name="jni.libprefix" value=""/> <!-- drop "java" prefix -->
   <property name="cpptasks.jar"
             location="hyperic_jni/lib/cpptasks.jar"/>
@@ -160,9 +161,25 @@
        <param name="version.tofile"
               value="${build}/src/Info.plist"/>
     </antcall>
+
+    <antcall target="version-file">
+       <param name="version.file.srcdir"
+              value="../.."/>
+       <param name="version.file"
+              value="src/os/win32/sigar.rc"/>
+       <param name="version.tofile"
+              value="${build}/src/sigar.rc"/>
+    </antcall>
   </target>
 
-  <target name="prepare-src" depends="sigar-version">
+  <target name="sigar.rc" if="win32">
+    <exec executable="rc" dir="${build}/src">
+      <arg value="/r"/>
+      <arg value="sigar.rc"/>
+    </exec>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="prepare-src" depends="sigar-version,sigar.rc">
     <mkdir dir="${build}/src"/>
 
     <exec executable="${perl}" dir=".">
diff --git a/src/os/win32/sigar.rc.in b/src/os/win32/sigar.rc.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40784f7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/os/win32/sigar.rc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#define SIGAR_VERSION_CSV \
+  @@VERSION_MAJOR@@,@@VERSION_MINOR@@,@@VERSION_MAINT@@,@@VERSION_BUILD@@
+#define SIGAR_VERSION_STR \
+  "@@VERSION_MAJOR@@.@@VERSION_MINOR@@.@@VERSION_MAINT@@.@@VERSION_BUILD@@"
+
+#define SIGAR_ARCHLIB "@@ARCHLIB@@"
+
+1 VERSIONINFO
+ FILEVERSION SIGAR_VERSION_CSV
+ PRODUCTVERSION SIGAR_VERSION_CSV
+ FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
+ FILEFLAGS 0x00L
+#if defined(WINNT) || defined(WIN64)
+ FILEOS 0x40004L
+#else
+ FILEOS 0x4L
+#endif
+ FILETYPE 0x2L
+ FILESUBTYPE 0x0L
+BEGIN
+  BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
+  BEGIN
+    BLOCK "040904b0"
+    BEGIN
+      VALUE "Comments", "http://sigar.hyperic.com/\0"
+      VALUE "CompanyName", "Hyperic, Inc.\0"
+      VALUE "FileDescription", "SIGAR\0"
+      VALUE "FileVersion", SIGAR_VERSION_STR "\0"
+      VALUE "InternalName", "sigar.dll\0"
+      VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright [@@COPYRIGHT_YEAR@@], Hyperic, Inc.\0"
+      VALUE "OriginalFilename", SIGAR_ARCHLIB "\0"
+      VALUE "ProductName", "Hyperic SIGAR\0"
+      VALUE "ProductVersion", SIGAR_VERSION_STR "\0"
+    END
+  END
+  BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
+  BEGIN
+    VALUE "Translation", 0x409, 1200
+  END
+END