diff --git a/nel/tools/3d/ligo/plugin_max/version.rc2 b/nel/tools/3d/ligo/plugin_max/version.rc2
index 56dbaa448..70ff66abb 100644
--- a/nel/tools/3d/ligo/plugin_max/version.rc2
+++ b/nel/tools/3d/ligo/plugin_max/version.rc2
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 #define STRINGIFY_(x) #x
 #define STRINGIFY(x) STRINGIFY_(x)
 
+#ifndef MAX_PRODUCT_YEAR_NUMBER
+#define MAX_PRODUCT_YEAR_NUMBER MAX_VERSION_MAJOR
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _DEBUG
 #define NL_FILEEXT "_d"
 #else
diff --git a/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_3dsmax_shared/version.rc2 b/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_3dsmax_shared/version.rc2
index d584d0982..ccda8e6e8 100644
--- a/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_3dsmax_shared/version.rc2
+++ b/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_3dsmax_shared/version.rc2
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 #define STRINGIFY_(x) #x
 #define STRINGIFY(x) STRINGIFY_(x)
 
+#ifndef MAX_PRODUCT_YEAR_NUMBER
+#define MAX_PRODUCT_YEAR_NUMBER MAX_VERSION_MAJOR
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _DEBUG
 #define NL_FILEEXT "_d"
 #else
diff --git a/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_patch_converter/version.rc2 b/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_patch_converter/version.rc2
index 57004f301..aabed0e99 100644
--- a/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_patch_converter/version.rc2
+++ b/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_patch_converter/version.rc2
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 #define STRINGIFY_(x) #x
 #define STRINGIFY(x) STRINGIFY_(x)
 
+#ifndef MAX_PRODUCT_YEAR_NUMBER
+#define MAX_PRODUCT_YEAR_NUMBER MAX_VERSION_MAJOR
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _DEBUG
 #define NL_FILEEXT "_d"
 #else
diff --git a/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_patch_edit/version.rc2 b/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_patch_edit/version.rc2
index 92d5dada7..72d296cb2 100644
--- a/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_patch_edit/version.rc2
+++ b/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_patch_edit/version.rc2
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 #define STRINGIFY_(x) #x
 #define STRINGIFY(x) STRINGIFY_(x)
 
+#ifndef MAX_PRODUCT_YEAR_NUMBER
+#define MAX_PRODUCT_YEAR_NUMBER MAX_VERSION_MAJOR
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _DEBUG
 #define NL_FILEEXT "_d"
 #else
diff --git a/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_patch_paint/version.rc2 b/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_patch_paint/version.rc2
index 080d0e24c..abbdc69df 100644
--- a/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_patch_paint/version.rc2
+++ b/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_patch_paint/version.rc2
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 #define STRINGIFY_(x) #x
 #define STRINGIFY(x) STRINGIFY_(x)
 
+#ifndef MAX_PRODUCT_YEAR_NUMBER
+#define MAX_PRODUCT_YEAR_NUMBER MAX_VERSION_MAJOR
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _DEBUG
 #define NL_FILEEXT "_d"
 #else
diff --git a/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_vertex_tree_paint/version.rc2 b/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_vertex_tree_paint/version.rc2
index 669cb1c15..dd205b8a1 100644
--- a/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_vertex_tree_paint/version.rc2
+++ b/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_vertex_tree_paint/version.rc2
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 #define STRINGIFY_(x) #x
 #define STRINGIFY(x) STRINGIFY_(x)
 
+#ifndef MAX_PRODUCT_YEAR_NUMBER
+#define MAX_PRODUCT_YEAR_NUMBER MAX_VERSION_MAJOR
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _DEBUG
 #define NL_FILEEXT "_d"
 #else
diff --git a/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/tile_utility/version.rc2 b/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/tile_utility/version.rc2
index 2c4d7869a..c3069afe5 100644
--- a/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/tile_utility/version.rc2
+++ b/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/tile_utility/version.rc2
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 #define STRINGIFY_(x) #x
 #define STRINGIFY(x) STRINGIFY_(x)
 
+#ifndef MAX_PRODUCT_YEAR_NUMBER
+#define MAX_PRODUCT_YEAR_NUMBER MAX_VERSION_MAJOR
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _DEBUG
 #define NL_FILEEXT "_d"
 #else