diff --git a/libxml2-2.9.7/win32/Makefile.msvc b/libxml2/win32/Makefile.msvc
index 115a451..610b854 100755
--- a/libxml2-2.9.7/win32/Makefile.msvc
+++ b/libxml2/win32/Makefile.msvc
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ AUTOCONF = .\config.msvc
 XML_NAME = xml2
 XML_BASENAME = lib$(XML_NAME)
 XML_SO = $(XML_BASENAME).dll
+XML_RES = $(XML_BASENAME).res
+XML_RC = $(XML_BASENAME).rc
 XML_IMP = $(XML_BASENAME).lib
 XML_DEF = $(XML_BASENAME).def
 XML_A = $(XML_BASENAME)_a.lib
@@ -373,11 +375,13 @@ $(XML_OBJS_A_DLL) : $(XML_INTDIR_A_DLL)
 # Creates the export definition file (DEF) for libxml.
 $(XML_INTDIR)\$(XML_DEF) : $(XML_INTDIR) $(XML_DEF).src
 	$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) $(XML_DEF).src > $(XML_INTDIR)\$(XML_DEF)
+$(XML_INTDIR)\$(XML_RES) : $(XML_INTDIR) $(XML_RC)
+	rc -Fo $(XML_INTDIR)\$(XML_RES) $(XML_RC)
 
 # Creates the libxml shared object.
-$(BINDIR)\$(XML_SO) : $(BINDIR) $(XML_OBJS) $(XML_INTDIR)\$(XML_DEF)
+$(BINDIR)\$(XML_SO) : $(BINDIR) $(XML_OBJS) $(XML_INTDIR)\$(XML_DEF) $(XML_INTDIR)\$(XML_RES)
 	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) /DLL \
-		/IMPLIB:$(BINDIR)\$(XML_IMP) /OUT:$(BINDIR)\$(XML_SO) $(XML_OBJS) $(LIBS)
+		/IMPLIB:$(BINDIR)\$(XML_IMP) /OUT:$(BINDIR)\$(XML_SO) $(XML_OBJS) $(XML_INTDIR)\$(XML_RES) $(LIBS)
 	@$(_VC_MANIFEST_EMBED_DLL)
 
 #$(BINDIR)\$(XML_SO) : $(BINDIR) $(XML_OBJS) $(XML_INTDIR)\$(XML_DEF)
diff --git a/libxml2-2.9.7/win32/configure.js b/libxml2/win32/configure.js
index 92b9ba0..a00ee21 100755
--- a/libxml2-2.9.7/win32/configure.js
+++ b/libxml2/win32/configure.js
@@ -280,6 +280,18 @@ function discoverVersion()
 		vf.WriteLine("DYNRUNTIME=" + (dynruntime? "1" : "0"));
 	}
 	vf.Close();
+	versionFile = "rcVersion.h"
+	vf = fso.CreateTextFile(versionFile, true);
+	vf.WriteLine("/*");
+	vf.WriteLine("  " + versionFile);
+	vf.WriteLine("  This file is generated automatically by " + WScript.ScriptName + ".");
+	vf.WriteLine("*/");
+	vf.WriteBlankLines(1);
+	vf.WriteLine("#define LIBXML_MAJOR_VERSION " + verMajor);
+	vf.WriteLine("#define LIBXML_MINOR_VERSION " + verMinor);
+	vf.WriteLine("#define LIBXML_MICRO_VERSION " + verMicro);
+	vf.WriteLine("#define LIBXML_DOTTED_VERSION " + "\"" + verMajor + "." + verMinor + "." + verMicro + "\"");
+	vf.Close() 
 }
 
 /* Configures libxml. This one will generate xmlversion.h from xmlversion.h.in
diff --git a/libxml2/win32/libxml2.rc b/libxml2/win32/libxml2.rc
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f0cc4a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libxml2/win32/libxml2.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#include <winver.h>
+#include "version.h.msvc"
+
+VS_VERSION_INFO		VERSIONINFO
+  FILEVERSION		LIBXML_MAJOR_VERSION,LIBXML_MINOR_VERSION,LIBXML_MICRO_VERSION,0
+  PRODUCTVERSION	LIBXML_MAJOR_VERSION,LIBXML_MINOR_VERSION,LIBXML_MICRO_VERSION,0
+  FILEFLAGSMASK		VS_FFI_FILEFLAGSMASK
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+  FILEFLAGS		VS_FF_DEBUG
+#else
+  FILEFLAGS		0
+#endif
+  FILEOS		VOS__WINDOWS32
+  FILETYPE		VFT_DLL
+  FILESUBTYPE	VFT2_UNKNOWN	// not used
+BEGIN
+  BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
+  BEGIN
+    BLOCK "04090000"  /* Lang = US English, Charset = ASCII */
+    BEGIN
+      VALUE "FileDescription",	"libxml2 library\0"
+      VALUE "FileVersion",	LIBXML_DOTTED_VERSION "\0"
+      VALUE "InternalName",	"libxml2.dll\0"
+      VALUE "LegalCopyright",	"Copyright (C) 1998-2012 Daniel Veillard\0"
+      VALUE "LegalTrademarks",	"\0"
+      VALUE "OriginalFilename",	"libxml2.dll\0"
+      VALUE "ProductName",	"libxml2\0"
+      VALUE "ProductVersion",	LIBXML_DOTTED_VERSION "\0"
+      VALUE "Comments",		"For more information visit http://xmlsoft.org/\0"
+    END
+  END
+  BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
+  BEGIN
+      VALUE "Translation", 0x0409, 0  /* US English, ASCII */
+  END
+END