diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 86dc28f91..0ba70a5be 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
 project(NeoChat)
+set(PROJECT_VERSION "1.2.80")
 
 set(KF5_MIN_VERSION "5.88.0")
 set(QT_MIN_VERSION "5.15.2")
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ endif()
 # Fix a crash due to problems with quotient's event system. Can probably be removed once the reworked event system is in
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0063 OLD)
 
-ecm_setup_version(1.2.80
+ecm_setup_version(${PROJECT_VERSION}
     VARIABLE_PREFIX NEOCHAT
     VERSION_HEADER ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/neochat-version.h
 )