# VK_MAKE_VERSION(3) Manual Page

## Name

VK_MAKE_VERSION - Construct an API version number

## C Specification

`VK_MAKE_VERSION` constructs an API version number.

    #define VK_MAKE_VERSION(major, minor, patch) \
        (((major) << 22) | ((minor) << 12) | (patch))

## Description

- `major` is the major version number.

- `minor` is the minor version number.

- `patch` is the patch version number.

## See Also

VkApplicationInfo, vkCreateInstance

## Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification

This page is extracted from the Vulkan Specification. Fixes and changes should be made to the Specification, not directly.

## Copyright

Copyright (c) 2014-2020 Khronos Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.