diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 40c451676..634ef161c 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ Win32-MinGW            - ChibiOS/RT simulator and demo into a WIN32 process,
 *****************************************************************************
 
 *** 1.0.0 RC1 ***
+- NEW: Added new macros CH_KERNEL_VERSION set to "1.0.0 RC1", CH_KERNEL_MAJOR
+  set to 1, CH_KERNEL_MINOR set to 0, CH_KERNEL_PATCH set to 0.
+  The macros will be updated to reflect the actual kernel version number.
 - FIX: Disabled the configuration option CH_USE_MESSAGES_PRIORITY from the
   MSP430 demo, the default for this option should be off.
 - FIX: Fixed a bug that prevented the THREAD_EXT_FIELDS to be compiled into
diff --git a/src/include/ch.h b/src/include/ch.h
index aa6c04cc0..0c3eb2a64 100644
--- a/src/include/ch.h
+++ b/src/include/ch.h
@@ -25,8 +25,31 @@
 #ifndef _CH_H_
 #define _CH_H_
 
+/**
+ * ChibiOS/RT identification macro.
+ */
 #define _CHIBIOS_RT_
 
+/**
+ * Kernel version string.
+ */
+#define CH_KERNEL_VERSION       "1.0.0rc1"
+
+/**
+ * Kernel version major number.
+ */
+#define CH_KERNEL_MAJOR         1
+
+/**
+ * Kernel version minor number.
+ */
+#define CH_KERNEL_MINOR         0
+
+/**
+ * Kernel version patch number.
+ */
+#define CH_KERNEL_PATCH         0
+
 #include <chconf.h>
 #include <chtypes.h>
 #include "lists.h"