diff --git a/esphome/core/version.h b/esphome/core/version.h
index b64f581b25..7336ebf7f8 100644
--- a/esphome/core/version.h
+++ b/esphome/core/version.h
@@ -6,4 +6,7 @@
 //
 // This file is only used by static analyzers and IDEs.
 
+#include "esphome/core/macros.h"
+
 #define ESPHOME_VERSION "dev"
+#define ESPHOME_VERSION_CODE VERSION_CODE(2099, 12, 0)
diff --git a/esphome/writer.py b/esphome/writer.py
index 19953916c7..2e1e19de54 100644
--- a/esphome/writer.py
+++ b/esphome/writer.py
@@ -342,7 +342,9 @@ DEFINES_H_FORMAT = ESPHOME_H_FORMAT = """\
 """
 VERSION_H_FORMAT = """\
 #pragma once
+#include "esphome/core/macros.h"
 #define ESPHOME_VERSION "{}"
+#define ESPHOME_VERSION_CODE VERSION_CODE({}, {}, {})
 """
 DEFINES_H_TARGET = "esphome/core/defines.h"
 VERSION_H_TARGET = "esphome/core/version.h"
@@ -415,8 +417,7 @@ def copy_src_tree():
         CORE.relative_src_path("esphome.h"), ESPHOME_H_FORMAT.format(include_s)
     )
     write_file_if_changed(
-        CORE.relative_src_path("esphome", "core", "version.h"),
-        VERSION_H_FORMAT.format(__version__),
+        CORE.relative_src_path("esphome", "core", "version.h"), generate_version_h()
     )
 
 
@@ -426,6 +427,15 @@ def generate_defines_h():
     return DEFINES_H_FORMAT.format("\n".join(define_content_l))
 
 
+def generate_version_h():
+    match = re.match(r"^(\d+)\.(\d+).(\d+)-?\w*$", __version__)
+    if not match:
+        raise EsphomeError(f"Could not parse version {__version__}.")
+    return VERSION_H_FORMAT.format(
+        __version__, match.group(1), match.group(2), match.group(3)
+    )
+
+
 def write_cpp(code_s):
     path = CORE.relative_src_path("main.cpp")
     if os.path.isfile(path):