diff --git a/code/main/version.h b/code/main/version.h
index 5b1ee98f..3e534ba6 100644
--- a/code/main/version.h
+++ b/code/main/version.h
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef _VERSION_H
+#define _VERSION_H
+
 // These variables are autogenerated and compiled
 // into the library by the version.cmake script
 extern "C"
@@ -13,6 +16,7 @@ extern "C"
 #include "Helper.h"
 #include <fstream>
 
+// todo remove
 const char* GIT_BASE_BRANCH = "master - v11.3.0 - 2022-09-16";
 
 
@@ -57,4 +61,6 @@ const char* getHTMLversion(void){
     fclose(pFile);
 
     return _char_getHTMLversion;
-}
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+}
+
+#endif // _VERSION_H
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