diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dae9ce4707b1eeb3b2a5abfee025665c15079641..b63f7ec27cbca1d6fbbd9257669f4202972dcd1f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13)
 
-file(READ version.txt Version)
-#exec_program("git" ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ARGS "describe --tags --abbrev=0" OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_TAG)
+file(READ VERSION PROJECT_VERSION)
 
 project(biotracker-interfaces
-    VERSION ${Version}
+    VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}
     LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
@@ -52,6 +51,6 @@ install(
 )
 
 set(CPACK_GENERATOR "TXZ")
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION ${Version})
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION})
 
 include(CPack)
diff --git a/version.txt b/VERSION
similarity index 100%
rename from version.txt
rename to VERSION