diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index da4d5a10a447bf8a54be56532b9c13686680fe56..37a142428c441e4e0f1759ef41fea71bd608c59d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13)
 
-exec_program("git" ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ARGS "describe --abbrev=0 --tags" OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_TAG)
-
+file(READ VERSION PROJECT_VERSION)
 project(robofish-behavior_loader
-    VERSION ${GIT_TAG}
+    VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}
     LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ install(
     DESTINATION ${INSTALL_CONFIGDIR}
 )
 
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION ${GIT_TAG})
 set(CPACK_GENERATOR "TXZ")
 
 include(CPack)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..341cf11faf9a29504168de4e54beaad182c5adc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.2.0
\ No newline at end of file