diff --git a/build/make-release.php b/build/make-release.php
index eed343d89..a89b22383 100644
--- a/build/make-release.php
+++ b/build/make-release.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace pocketmine\build\make_release;
 
 use pocketmine\utils\VersionString;
+use pocketmine\VersionInfo;
 use function dirname;
 use function fgets;
 use function file_get_contents;
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ use function preg_replace;
 use function sleep;
 use function sprintf;
 use function system;
-use const pocketmine\BASE_VERSION;
 use const STDIN;
 
 require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/vendor/autoload.php';
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/vendor/autoload.php';
 function replaceVersion(string $versionInfoPath, string $newVersion, bool $isDev) : void{
 	$versionInfo = file_get_contents($versionInfoPath);
 	$versionInfo = preg_replace(
-		$pattern = '/^const BASE_VERSION = "(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(?:-(.*))?";$/m',
-		'const BASE_VERSION = "' . $newVersion . '";',
+		$pattern = '/^([\t ]*public )?const BASE_VERSION = "(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(?:-(.*))?";$/m',
+		'$1const BASE_VERSION = "' . $newVersion . '";',
 		$versionInfo
 	);
 	$versionInfo = preg_replace(
-		'/^const IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD = (?:true|false);$/m',
-		'const IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD = ' . ($isDev ? 'true' : 'false') . ';',
+		'/^([\t ]*public )?const IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD = (?:true|false);$/m',
+		'$1const IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD = ' . ($isDev ? 'true' : 'false') . ';',
 		$versionInfo
 	);
 	file_put_contents($versionInfoPath, $versionInfo);
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function main(array $argv) : void{
 	if(isset($argv[1])){
 		$currentVer = new VersionString($argv[1]);
 	}else{
-		$currentVer = new VersionString(BASE_VERSION);
+		$currentVer = new VersionString(VersionInfo::BASE_VERSION);
 	}
 	$nextVer = new VersionString(sprintf(
 		"%u.%u.%u",
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index a00691351..2facf1018 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@
          "pocketmine\\": "src/"
       },
       "files": [
-         "src/CoreConstants.php",
-         "src/VersionInfo.php"
+         "src/CoreConstants.php"
       ]
    },
    "autoload-dev": {
diff --git a/phpstan.neon.dist b/phpstan.neon.dist
index 75f06d92e..3f7c79404 100644
--- a/phpstan.neon.dist
+++ b/phpstan.neon.dist
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ parameters:
 		- build/server-phar.php
 		- tests/phpunit
 	dynamicConstantNames:
-		- pocketmine\IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD
+		- pocketmine\VersionInfo::IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD
 		- pocketmine\DEBUG
 	stubFiles:
 		- tests/phpstan/stubs/JsonMapper.stub
diff --git a/src/CrashDump.php b/src/CrashDump.php
index 469b3e4b8..adea192f9 100644
--- a/src/CrashDump.php
+++ b/src/CrashDump.php
@@ -308,12 +308,12 @@ class CrashDump{
 	}
 
 	private function generalData() : void{
-		$version = new VersionString(\pocketmine\BASE_VERSION, \pocketmine\IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD, \pocketmine\BUILD_NUMBER);
+		$version = new VersionString(VersionInfo::BASE_VERSION, VersionInfo::IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD, VersionInfo::BUILD_NUMBER);
 		$this->data["general"] = [];
 		$this->data["general"]["name"] = $this->server->getName();
-		$this->data["general"]["base_version"] = \pocketmine\BASE_VERSION;
-		$this->data["general"]["build"] = \pocketmine\BUILD_NUMBER;
-		$this->data["general"]["is_dev"] = \pocketmine\IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD;
+		$this->data["general"]["base_version"] = VersionInfo::BASE_VERSION;
+		$this->data["general"]["build"] = VersionInfo::BUILD_NUMBER;
+		$this->data["general"]["is_dev"] = VersionInfo::IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD;
 		$this->data["general"]["protocol"] = ProtocolInfo::CURRENT_PROTOCOL;
 		$this->data["general"]["git"] = \pocketmine\GIT_COMMIT;
 		$this->data["general"]["uname"] = php_uname("a");
diff --git a/src/PocketMine.php b/src/PocketMine.php
index 530815eb6..78c3f6cda 100644
--- a/src/PocketMine.php
+++ b/src/PocketMine.php
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ namespace pocketmine {
 
 		ErrorToExceptionHandler::set();
 
-		$version = new VersionString(\pocketmine\BASE_VERSION, \pocketmine\IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD, \pocketmine\BUILD_NUMBER);
+		$version = new VersionString(VersionInfo::BASE_VERSION, VersionInfo::IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD, VersionInfo::BUILD_NUMBER);
 		define('pocketmine\VERSION', $version->getFullVersion(true));
 
 		$gitHash = str_repeat("00", 20);
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ namespace pocketmine {
 
 		$lockFilePath = $dataPath . '/server.lock';
 		if(($pid = Filesystem::createLockFile($lockFilePath)) !== null){
-			critical_error("Another " . \pocketmine\NAME . " instance (PID $pid) is already using this folder (" . realpath($dataPath) . ").");
+			critical_error("Another " . VersionInfo::NAME . " instance (PID $pid) is already using this folder (" . realpath($dataPath) . ").");
 			critical_error("Please stop the other server first before running a new one.");
 			exit(1);
 		}
diff --git a/src/Server.php b/src/Server.php
index fd7183715..e4e025b9e 100644
--- a/src/Server.php
+++ b/src/Server.php
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class Server{
 	private $playerList = [];
 
 	public function getName() : string{
-		return \pocketmine\NAME;
+		return VersionInfo::NAME;
 	}
 
 	public function isRunning() : bool{
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ class Server{
 	}
 
 	public function getApiVersion() : string{
-		return \pocketmine\BASE_VERSION;
+		return VersionInfo::BASE_VERSION;
 	}
 
 	public function getFilePath() : string{
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ class Server{
 	}
 
 	public function getMotd() : string{
-		return $this->configGroup->getConfigString("motd", \pocketmine\NAME . " Server");
+		return $this->configGroup->getConfigString("motd", VersionInfo::NAME . " Server");
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ class Server{
 			$this->logger->info("Loading server configuration");
 			if(!file_exists($this->dataPath . "pocketmine.yml")){
 				$content = file_get_contents(\pocketmine\RESOURCE_PATH . "pocketmine.yml");
-				if(\pocketmine\IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD){
+				if(VersionInfo::IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD){
 					$content = str_replace("preferred-channel: stable", "preferred-channel: beta", $content);
 				}
 				@file_put_contents($this->dataPath . "pocketmine.yml", $content);
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ class Server{
 			$this->configGroup = new ServerConfigGroup(
 				new Config($this->dataPath . "pocketmine.yml", Config::YAML, []),
 				new Config($this->dataPath . "server.properties", Config::PROPERTIES, [
-					"motd" => \pocketmine\NAME . " Server",
+					"motd" => VersionInfo::NAME . " Server",
 					"server-port" => 19132,
 					"white-list" => false,
 					"max-players" => 20,
@@ -829,9 +829,9 @@ class Server{
 
 			$this->logger->info($this->getLanguage()->translateString("language.selected", [$this->getLanguage()->getName(), $this->getLanguage()->getLang()]));
 
-			if(\pocketmine\IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD){
+			if(VersionInfo::IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD){
 				if(!((bool) $this->configGroup->getProperty("settings.enable-dev-builds", false))){
-					$this->logger->emergency($this->language->translateString("pocketmine.server.devBuild.error1", [\pocketmine\NAME]));
+					$this->logger->emergency($this->language->translateString("pocketmine.server.devBuild.error1", [VersionInfo::NAME]));
 					$this->logger->emergency($this->language->translateString("pocketmine.server.devBuild.error2"));
 					$this->logger->emergency($this->language->translateString("pocketmine.server.devBuild.error3"));
 					$this->logger->emergency($this->language->translateString("pocketmine.server.devBuild.error4", ["settings.enable-dev-builds"]));
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ class Server{
 				}
 
 				$this->logger->warning(str_repeat("-", 40));
-				$this->logger->warning($this->language->translateString("pocketmine.server.devBuild.warning1", [\pocketmine\NAME]));
+				$this->logger->warning($this->language->translateString("pocketmine.server.devBuild.warning1", [VersionInfo::NAME]));
 				$this->logger->warning($this->language->translateString("pocketmine.server.devBuild.warning2"));
 				$this->logger->warning($this->language->translateString("pocketmine.server.devBuild.warning3"));
 				$this->logger->warning(str_repeat("-", 40));
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ class Server{
 
 			$this->logger->info($this->getLanguage()->translateString("pocketmine.server.info", [
 				$this->getName(),
-				(\pocketmine\IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD ? TextFormat::YELLOW : "") . $this->getPocketMineVersion() . TextFormat::RESET
+				(VersionInfo::IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD ? TextFormat::YELLOW : "") . $this->getPocketMineVersion() . TextFormat::RESET
 			]));
 			$this->logger->info($this->getLanguage()->translateString("pocketmine.server.license", [$this->getName()]));
 
diff --git a/src/VersionInfo.php b/src/VersionInfo.php
index 4a8f59fb7..67ac227ac 100644
--- a/src/VersionInfo.php
+++ b/src/VersionInfo.php
@@ -23,16 +23,13 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace pocketmine;
 
-use function defined;
+final class VersionInfo{
+	public const NAME = "PocketMine-MP";
+	public const BASE_VERSION = "4.0.0";
+	public const IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD = true;
+	public const BUILD_NUMBER = 0;
 
-// composer autoload doesn't use require_once and also pthreads can inherit things
-// TODO: drop this file and use a final class with constants
-if(defined('pocketmine\_VERSION_INFO_INCLUDED')){
-	return;
+	private function __construct(){
+		//NOOP
+	}
 }
-const _VERSION_INFO_INCLUDED = true;
-
-const NAME = "PocketMine-MP";
-const BASE_VERSION = "4.0.0";
-const IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD = true;
-const BUILD_NUMBER = 0;
diff --git a/src/stats/SendUsageTask.php b/src/stats/SendUsageTask.php
index b88e517b4..15753ff52 100644
--- a/src/stats/SendUsageTask.php
+++ b/src/stats/SendUsageTask.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ use pocketmine\utils\Process;
 use pocketmine\utils\Utils;
 use pocketmine\utils\VersionString;
 use pocketmine\uuid\UUID;
+use pocketmine\VersionInfo;
 use function array_map;
 use function array_values;
 use function count;
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ class SendUsageTask extends AsyncTask{
 			case self::TYPE_OPEN:
 				$data["event"] = "open";
 
-				$version = new VersionString(\pocketmine\BASE_VERSION, \pocketmine\IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD, \pocketmine\BUILD_NUMBER);
+				$version = new VersionString(VersionInfo::BASE_VERSION, VersionInfo::IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD, VersionInfo::BUILD_NUMBER);
 
 				$data["server"] = [
 					"port" => $server->getPort(),
diff --git a/src/updater/AutoUpdater.php b/src/updater/AutoUpdater.php
index 662dc3d77..51497ee33 100644
--- a/src/updater/AutoUpdater.php
+++ b/src/updater/AutoUpdater.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use pocketmine\player\Player;
 use pocketmine\Server;
 use pocketmine\utils\TextFormat;
 use pocketmine\utils\VersionString;
+use pocketmine\VersionInfo;
 use function date;
 use function sprintf;
 use function str_repeat;
@@ -75,9 +76,9 @@ class AutoUpdater{
 				$this->showConsoleUpdate();
 			}
 		}else{
-			if(!\pocketmine\IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD and $this->getChannel() !== "stable"){
+			if(!VersionInfo::IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD and $this->getChannel() !== "stable"){
 				$this->showChannelSuggestionStable();
-			}elseif(\pocketmine\IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD and $this->getChannel() === "stable"){
+			}elseif(VersionInfo::IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD and $this->getChannel() === "stable"){
 				$this->showChannelSuggestionBeta();
 			}
 		}
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ class AutoUpdater{
 		if($this->updateInfo === null){
 			return;
 		}
-		$currentVersion = new VersionString(\pocketmine\BASE_VERSION, \pocketmine\IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD, \pocketmine\BUILD_NUMBER);
+		$currentVersion = new VersionString(VersionInfo::BASE_VERSION, VersionInfo::IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD, VersionInfo::BUILD_NUMBER);
 		try{
 			$newVersion = new VersionString($this->updateInfo->base_version, $this->updateInfo->is_dev, $this->updateInfo->build);
 		}catch(\InvalidArgumentException $e){
diff --git a/src/utils/Internet.php b/src/utils/Internet.php
index 1fba58924..de66a8a31 100644
--- a/src/utils/Internet.php
+++ b/src/utils/Internet.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace pocketmine\utils;
 
+use pocketmine\VersionInfo;
 use function array_merge;
 use function curl_close;
 use function curl_error;
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ class Internet{
 			CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
 			CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT_MS => (int) ($timeout * 1000),
 			CURLOPT_TIMEOUT_MS => (int) ($timeout * 1000),
-			CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array_merge(["User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:12.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/12.0 " . \pocketmine\NAME . "/" . \pocketmine\VERSION], $extraHeaders),
+			CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array_merge(["User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:12.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/12.0 " . VersionInfo::NAME . "/" . \pocketmine\VERSION], $extraHeaders),
 			CURLOPT_HEADER => true
 		]);
 		try{
diff --git a/src/wizard/SetupWizard.php b/src/wizard/SetupWizard.php
index 66862b9f9..1fb63b3de 100644
--- a/src/wizard/SetupWizard.php
+++ b/src/wizard/SetupWizard.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ use pocketmine\player\GameMode;
 use pocketmine\utils\Config;
 use pocketmine\utils\Internet;
 use pocketmine\utils\InternetException;
+use pocketmine\VersionInfo;
 use function fgets;
 use function sleep;
 use function strtolower;
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ use const PHP_EOL;
 use const STDIN;
 
 class SetupWizard{
-	public const DEFAULT_NAME = \pocketmine\NAME . " Server";
+	public const DEFAULT_NAME = VersionInfo::NAME . " Server";
 	public const DEFAULT_PORT = 19132;
 	public const DEFAULT_PLAYERS = 20;
 
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ class SetupWizard{
 	}
 
 	public function run() : bool{
-		$this->message(\pocketmine\NAME . " set-up wizard");
+		$this->message(VersionInfo::NAME . " set-up wizard");
 
 		try{
 			$langs = Language::getLanguageList();
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ class SetupWizard{
 	}
 
 	private function showLicense() : bool{
-		$this->message($this->lang->translateString("welcome_to_pocketmine", [\pocketmine\NAME]));
+		$this->message($this->lang->translateString("welcome_to_pocketmine", [VersionInfo::NAME]));
 		echo <<<LICENSE
 
   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ class SetupWizard{
 LICENSE;
 		$this->writeLine();
 		if(strtolower($this->getInput($this->lang->get("accept_license"), "n", "y/N")) !== "y"){
-			$this->error($this->lang->translateString("you_have_to_accept_the_license", [\pocketmine\NAME]));
+			$this->error($this->lang->translateString("you_have_to_accept_the_license", [VersionInfo::NAME]));
 			sleep(5);
 
 			return false;
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ LICENSE;
 	private function endWizard() : void{
 		$this->message($this->lang->get("you_have_finished"));
 		$this->message($this->lang->get("pocketmine_plugins"));
-		$this->message($this->lang->translateString("pocketmine_will_start", [\pocketmine\NAME]));
+		$this->message($this->lang->translateString("pocketmine_will_start", [VersionInfo::NAME]));
 
 		$this->writeLine();
 		$this->writeLine();