diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2195df6..8b5b337 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ include( FindPkgConfig )
 include( TDEMacros )
 
 
+##### set version number ########################
+
+tde_set_project_version( )
+
+
 ##### setup install paths #######################
 
 include( TDESetupPaths )
@@ -64,7 +69,7 @@ ELSE (APPLICATION_APPLICATION_STABLE "")
 	SET(GENTOO_VERSION "${APPLICATION_MAIN_VERSION}_pre${LIB_SUB_RELEASE}")
 ENDIF (APPLICATION_STABLE)
 
-SET(VERSION ${APPLICATION_VERSION})
+SET(PACKAGE_VERSION ${APPLICATION_VERSION})
 
 SET(STRIGI_VERSION "0.3.11")
 SET(GENTOO_KEYWORDS "x86 ~ppc ~amd64")