diff --git a/make/vcs-meta.make b/make/vcs-meta.make
index 44a4c5d100e7a8613fbc710b34bb1d1cd0a96fd2..75a3e65eee080b281e8f569af21f955b069631bd 100644
--- a/make/vcs-meta.make
+++ b/make/vcs-meta.make
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ meta.tex: Makefile .FORCE
 	printf "%s\n" "\newcommand{\vcsDate}{$(GITDATE)}" >>$@
 	printf "%s\n" "\newcommand{\vcsFirstYear}{$(GITFIRSTYEAR)}" >>$@
 	printf "%s\n" "\newcommand{\vcsLastYear}{$(GITLASTYEAR)}" >>$@
+	printf "%s\n" "\newcommand{\docHandle}{$(DOCHANDLE)}" >>$@