}
 }
 
+# get kernel version from env
+sub get_kernel_version() {
+    my $version;
+
+    if (defined($ENV{'KERNELVERSION'})) {
+       $version = $ENV{'KERNELVERSION'};
+    }
+    return $version;
+}
 
 # generate a sequence of code that will splice in highlighting information
 # using the s// operator.
     print "<refmeta>\n";
     print " <refentrytitle><phrase>".$args{'function'}."</phrase></refentrytitle>\n";
     print " <manvolnum>9</manvolnum>\n";
+    print " <refmiscinfo class=\"version\">" . get_kernel_version() . "</refmiscinfo>\n";
     print "</refmeta>\n";
     print "<refnamediv>\n";
     print " <refname>".$args{'function'}."</refname>\n";
     print "<refmeta>\n";
     print " <refentrytitle><phrase>".$args{'type'}." ".$args{'struct'}."</phrase></refentrytitle>\n";
     print " <manvolnum>9</manvolnum>\n";
+    print " <refmiscinfo class=\"version\">" . get_kernel_version() . "</refmiscinfo>\n";
     print "</refmeta>\n";
     print "<refnamediv>\n";
     print " <refname>".$args{'type'}." ".$args{'struct'}."</refname>\n";
     print "<refmeta>\n";
     print " <refentrytitle><phrase>enum ".$args{'enum'}."</phrase></refentrytitle>\n";
     print " <manvolnum>9</manvolnum>\n";
+    print " <refmiscinfo class=\"version\">" . get_kernel_version() . "</refmiscinfo>\n";
     print "</refmeta>\n";
     print "<refnamediv>\n";
     print " <refname>enum ".$args{'enum'}."</refname>\n";