diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b2069549..d8a631f9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/rtlplayground-$(FILENAME_EXTENSION).bin: $(BUILDDIR)/rtlplayground.i
 	tools/output/crc_calculator -u $@
 	ln -sf $(MACHINE)/rtlplayground-$(FILENAME_EXTENSION).bin output/rtlplayground.bin
 
-.PHONY: clean all $(SUBDIRS)
+.PHONY: clean all $(SUBDIRS) $(VERSION_HEADER)
 
 .PHONY:
 machine_check: