diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 381d08b..b4eb830 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,11 +63,18 @@ if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
 endif()
 
 project(JSONCPP
-        VERSION 1.9.0 # <major>[.<minor>[.<patch>[.<tweak>]]]
+        # Note: version must be updated in three places when doing a release. This
+        # annoying process ensures that amalgamate, CMake, and meson all report the
+        # correct version.
+        # 1. /meson.build
+        # 2. /include/json/version.h
+        # 3. /CMakeLists.txt
+        # IMPORTANT: also update the SOVERSION!!
+        VERSION 1.9.2 # <major>[.<minor>[.<patch>[.<tweak>]]]
         LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 message(STATUS "JsonCpp Version: ${JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR}.${JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR}.${JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH}")
-set( JSONCPP_SOVERSION 21 )
+set( JSONCPP_SOVERSION 22 )
 
 option(JSONCPP_WITH_TESTS "Compile and (for jsoncpp_check) run JsonCpp test executables" ON)
 option(JSONCPP_WITH_POST_BUILD_UNITTEST "Automatically run unit-tests as a post build step" ON)
@@ -89,10 +96,6 @@ set(DEBUG_LIBNAME_SUFFIX "" CACHE STRING "Optional suffix to append to the libra
 
 set(JSONCPP_USE_SECURE_MEMORY "0" CACHE STRING "-D...=1 to use memory-wiping allocator for STL" )
 
-# File version.h is only regenerated on CMake configure step
-configure_file( "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/lib_json/version.h.in"
-                "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include/json/version.h"
-                NEWLINE_STYLE UNIX )
 configure_file( "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/version.in"
                 "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/version"
                 NEWLINE_STYLE UNIX )
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index b7e4ab7..3e14b2b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ Then,
     LIB_TYPE=shared
     #LIB_TYPE=static
     meson --buildtype ${BUILD_TYPE} --default-library ${LIB_TYPE} . build-${LIB_TYPE}
-    #ninja -v -C build-${LIB_TYPE} test # This stopped working on my Mac.
     ninja -v -C build-${LIB_TYPE}
     cd build-${LIB_TYPE}
     meson test --no-rebuild --print-errorlogs
diff --git a/amalgamate.py b/amalgamate.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index c12215a..7b41e2e
--- a/amalgamate.py
+++ b/amalgamate.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
 """Amalgamate json-cpp library sources into a single source and header file.
 
 Works with python2.6+ and python3.4+.
@@ -9,6 +11,9 @@ import os
 import os.path
 import sys
 
+INCLUDE_PATH = "include/json"
+SRC_PATH = "src/lib_json"
+
 class AmalgamationFile:
     def __init__(self, top_dir):
         self.top_dir = top_dir
@@ -66,15 +71,15 @@ def amalgamate_source(source_top_dir=None,
     header.add_text("/// If defined, indicates that the source file is amalgamated")
     header.add_text("/// to prevent private header inclusion.")
     header.add_text("#define JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION")
-    header.add_file("include/json/version.h")
-    header.add_file("include/json/allocator.h")
-    header.add_file("include/json/config.h")
-    header.add_file("include/json/forwards.h")
-    header.add_file("include/json/features.h")
-    header.add_file("include/json/value.h")
-    header.add_file("include/json/reader.h")
-    header.add_file("include/json/writer.h")
-    header.add_file("include/json/assertions.h")
+    header.add_file(os.path.join(INCLUDE_PATH, "version.h"))
+    header.add_file(os.path.join(INCLUDE_PATH, "allocator.h"))
+    header.add_file(os.path.join(INCLUDE_PATH, "config.h"))
+    header.add_file(os.path.join(INCLUDE_PATH, "forwards.h"))
+    header.add_file(os.path.join(INCLUDE_PATH, "features.h"))
+    header.add_file(os.path.join(INCLUDE_PATH, "value.h"))
+    header.add_file(os.path.join(INCLUDE_PATH, "reader.h"))
+    header.add_file(os.path.join(INCLUDE_PATH, "writer.h"))
+    header.add_file(os.path.join(INCLUDE_PATH, "assertions.h"))
     header.add_text("#endif //ifndef JSON_AMALGAMATED_H_INCLUDED")
 
     target_header_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(target_source_path), header_include_path)
@@ -94,8 +99,8 @@ def amalgamate_source(source_top_dir=None,
     header.add_text("/// If defined, indicates that the source file is amalgamated")
     header.add_text("/// to prevent private header inclusion.")
     header.add_text("#define JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION")
-    header.add_file("include/json/config.h")
-    header.add_file("include/json/forwards.h")
+    header.add_file(os.path.join(INCLUDE_PATH, "config.h"))
+    header.add_file(os.path.join(INCLUDE_PATH, "forwards.h"))
     header.add_text("#endif //ifndef JSON_FORWARD_AMALGAMATED_H_INCLUDED")
 
     target_forward_header_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(target_source_path),
@@ -116,12 +121,11 @@ def amalgamate_source(source_top_dir=None,
 #endif
 """)
     source.add_text("")
-    lib_json = "src/lib_json"
-    source.add_file(os.path.join(lib_json, "json_tool.h"))
-    source.add_file(os.path.join(lib_json, "json_reader.cpp"))
-    source.add_file(os.path.join(lib_json, "json_valueiterator.inl"))
-    source.add_file(os.path.join(lib_json, "json_value.cpp"))
-    source.add_file(os.path.join(lib_json, "json_writer.cpp"))
+    source.add_file(os.path.join(SRC_PATH, "json_tool.h"))
+    source.add_file(os.path.join(SRC_PATH, "json_reader.cpp"))
+    source.add_file(os.path.join(SRC_PATH, "json_valueiterator.inl"))
+    source.add_file(os.path.join(SRC_PATH, "json_value.cpp"))
+    source.add_file(os.path.join(SRC_PATH, "json_writer.cpp"))
 
     print("Writing amalgamated source to %r" % target_source_path)
     source.write_to(target_source_path)
diff --git a/include/json/reader.h b/include/json/reader.h
index f8158cf..adbe299 100644
--- a/include/json/reader.h
+++ b/include/json/reader.h
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ bool JSON_API parseFromStream(CharReader::Factory const&,
 /** \brief Read from 'sin' into 'root'.
  *
  * Always keep comments from the input JSON.
- * 
+ *
  * This can be used to read a file into a particular sub-object.
  * For example:
  *   \code
diff --git a/include/json/version.h b/include/json/version.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff94372
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/json/version.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#ifndef JSON_VERSION_H_INCLUDED
+#define JSON_VERSION_H_INCLUDED
+
+// Note: version must be updated in three places when doing a release. This
+// annoying process ensures that amalgamate, CMake, and meson all report the
+// correct version.
+// 1. /meson.build
+// 2. /include/json/version.h
+// 3. /CMakeLists.txt
+// IMPORTANT: also update the SOVERSION!!
+
+#define JSONCPP_VERSION_STRING "1.9.2"
+#define JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR 1
+#define JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR 9
+#define JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH 2
+#define JSONCPP_VERSION_QUALIFIER
+#define JSONCPP_VERSION_HEXA                                                   \
+  ((JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR << 24) | (JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR << 16) |             \
+   (JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH << 8))
+
+#ifdef JSONCPP_USING_SECURE_MEMORY
+#undef JSONCPP_USING_SECURE_MEMORY
+#endif
+#define JSONCPP_USING_SECURE_MEMORY 0
+// If non-zero, the library zeroes any memory that it has allocated before
+// it frees its memory.
+
+#endif // JSON_VERSION_H_INCLUDED
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8de947c..d1f4989 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 project(
   'jsoncpp',
   'cpp',
-  version : '1.9.0',
+
+  # Note: version must be updated in three places when doing a release. This
+  # annoying process ensures that amalgamate, CMake, and meson all report the
+  # correct version.
+  # 1. /meson.build
+  # 2. /include/json/version.h
+  # 3. /CMakeLists.txt
+  # IMPORTANT: also update the SOVERSION!!
+  version : '1.9.2',
   default_options : [
     'buildtype=release',
     'cpp_std=c++11',
@@ -9,25 +17,6 @@ project(
   license : 'Public Domain',
   meson_version : '>= 0.50.0')
 
-jsoncpp_ver_arr = meson.project_version().split('.')
-jsoncpp_major_version = jsoncpp_ver_arr[0]
-jsoncpp_minor_version = jsoncpp_ver_arr[1]
-jsoncpp_patch_version = jsoncpp_ver_arr[2]
-
-jsoncpp_cdata = configuration_data()
-jsoncpp_cdata.set('JSONCPP_VERSION', meson.project_version())
-jsoncpp_cdata.set('JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR', jsoncpp_major_version)
-jsoncpp_cdata.set('JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR', jsoncpp_minor_version)
-jsoncpp_cdata.set('JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH', jsoncpp_patch_version)
-jsoncpp_cdata.set('JSONCPP_USE_SECURE_MEMORY',0)
-
-jsoncpp_gen_sources = configure_file(
-  input : 'src/lib_json/version.h.in',
-  output : 'version.h',
-  configuration : jsoncpp_cdata,
-  install : true,
-  install_dir : join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('includedir'), 'json')
-)
 
 jsoncpp_headers = [
   'include/json/allocator.h',
@@ -39,6 +28,7 @@ jsoncpp_headers = [
   'include/json/json.h',
   'include/json/reader.h',
   'include/json/value.h',
+  'include/json/version.h',
   'include/json/writer.h']
 jsoncpp_include_directories = include_directories('include')
 
@@ -56,13 +46,12 @@ endif
 
 jsoncpp_lib = library(
   'jsoncpp',
-  [ jsoncpp_gen_sources,
-    jsoncpp_headers,
+  [ jsoncpp_headers,
     'src/lib_json/json_tool.h',
     'src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp',
     'src/lib_json/json_value.cpp',
     'src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp'],
-  soversion : 21,
+  soversion : 22,
   install : true,
   include_directories : jsoncpp_include_directories,
   cpp_args: dll_export_flag)
@@ -79,7 +68,7 @@ jsoncpp_dep = declare_dependency(
   include_directories : jsoncpp_include_directories,
   link_with : jsoncpp_lib,
   version : meson.project_version(),
-  sources : jsoncpp_gen_sources)
+  )
 
 # tests
 python = import('python3').find_python()
diff --git a/src/lib_json/CMakeLists.txt b/src/lib_json/CMakeLists.txt
index 2392092..0fa2f59 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/lib_json/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ set( PUBLIC_HEADERS
     ${JSONCPP_INCLUDE_DIR}/json/features.h
     ${JSONCPP_INCLUDE_DIR}/json/value.h
     ${JSONCPP_INCLUDE_DIR}/json/reader.h
+    ${JSONCPP_INCLUDE_DIR}/json/version.h
     ${JSONCPP_INCLUDE_DIR}/json/writer.h
     ${JSONCPP_INCLUDE_DIR}/json/assertions.h
-    ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include/json/version.h
     )
 
 source_group( "Public API" FILES ${PUBLIC_HEADERS} )
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ set(jsoncpp_sources
                 json_reader.cpp
                 json_valueiterator.inl
                 json_value.cpp
-                json_writer.cpp
-                version.h.in)
+                json_writer.cpp)
 
 # Install instructions for this target
 if(JSONCPP_WITH_CMAKE_PACKAGE)
diff --git a/src/lib_json/version.h.in b/src/lib_json/version.h.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 4cf439c..0000000
--- a/src/lib_json/version.h.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-// DO NOT EDIT. This file (and "version") is a template used by the build system
-// (either CMake or Meson) to generate a "version.h" header file.
-#ifndef JSON_VERSION_H_INCLUDED
-#define JSON_VERSION_H_INCLUDED
-
-#define JSONCPP_VERSION_STRING "@JSONCPP_VERSION@"
-#define JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR @JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR@
-#define JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR @JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR@
-#define JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH @JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH@
-#define JSONCPP_VERSION_QUALIFIER
-#define JSONCPP_VERSION_HEXA ((JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR << 24) \
-                            | (JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR << 16) \
-                            | (JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH << 8))
-
-#ifdef JSONCPP_USING_SECURE_MEMORY
-#undef JSONCPP_USING_SECURE_MEMORY
-#endif
-#define JSONCPP_USING_SECURE_MEMORY @JSONCPP_USE_SECURE_MEMORY@
-// If non-zero, the library zeroes any memory that it has allocated before
-// it frees its memory.
-
-#endif // JSON_VERSION_H_INCLUDED
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index bfa363e..0000000
--- a/version.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-1.8.4