diff --git a/src/common/serialization/clap/host.h b/src/common/serialization/clap/host.h
index 856cb00f..1949537c 100644
--- a/src/common/serialization/clap/host.h
+++ b/src/common/serialization/clap/host.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "../../bitsery/ext/in-place-optional.h"
 #include "../common.h"
+#include "version.h"
 
 // Serialization messages for `clap/host.h`
 
diff --git a/src/common/serialization/clap/plugin.h b/src/common/serialization/clap/plugin.h
index 9e2d5eae..fc9cc10e 100644
--- a/src/common/serialization/clap/plugin.h
+++ b/src/common/serialization/clap/plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "../audio-shm.h"
 #include "../common.h"
 #include "host.h"
+#include "version.h"
 
 // Serialization messages for `clap/plugin.h`
 
@@ -276,10 +277,3 @@ struct Reset {
 
 }  // namespace plugin
 }  // namespace clap
-
-template <typename S>
-void serialize(S& s, clap_version_t& version) {
-    s.value4b(version.major);
-    s.value4b(version.minor);
-    s.value4b(version.revision);
-}
diff --git a/src/common/serialization/clap/version.h b/src/common/serialization/clap/version.h
index 5fcee8af..c600eb03 100644
--- a/src/common/serialization/clap/version.h
+++ b/src/common/serialization/clap/version.h
@@ -35,3 +35,10 @@ inline clap_version_t clamp_clap_version(clap_version_t version) {
         return version;
     }
 }
+
+template <typename S>
+void serialize(S& s, clap_version_t& version) {
+    s.value4b(version.major);
+    s.value4b(version.minor);
+    s.value4b(version.revision);
+}