diff --git a/wx-config.in b/wx-config.in
index 878c325284..bf132fc797 100755
--- a/wx-config.in
+++ b/wx-config.in
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ makeabs()
 usage()
 {
     cat <<EOF
-Usage: wx-config [--prefix[=DIR]] [--exec-prefix[=DIR]] [--version] [--static]
-                 [--libs] [--gl-libs]
+Usage: wx-config [--prefix[=DIR]] [--exec-prefix[=DIR]] [--version] [--release]
+                 [--basename] [--static] [--libs] [--gl-libs]
                  [--cppflags] [--cflags] [--cxxflags] [--ldflags] [--rezflags]
                  [--cc] [--cxx] [--ld]
 
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
     --version)
       echo @WX_MAJOR_VERSION_NUMBER@.@WX_MINOR_VERSION_NUMBER@.@WX_RELEASE_NUMBER@
       ;;
+    --release)
+      # Should echo @WX_RELEASE@ instead, but that doesn't seem to be replaced after 
+      # configure has run on this file.
+      echo @WX_MAJOR_VERSION_NUMBER@.@WX_MINOR_VERSION_NUMBER@
+      ;;
+    --basename)
+      echo @WX_LIBRARY_BASENAME@
+      ;;
     --static)
       static_flag=yes
       ;;