diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 project(serialplot)
 
+set(MAJOR_VERSION 0)
+set(MINOR_VERSION 1)
+set(PATCH_VERSION 0)
+set(VERSION_STRING "${MAJOR_VERSION}.${MINOR_VERSION}.${PATCH_VERSION}")
+
 # Find includes in corresponding build directories
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 
@@ -70,6 +75,9 @@ else()
   message(STATUS "The compiler ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} has no C++11 support. Please use a different C++ compiler.")
 endif()
 
+# configure version file
+configure_file("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/version.h.in" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.h")
+
 # add make run target
 add_custom_target(run
     COMMAND serialplot
@@ -114,9 +122,9 @@ include(InstallRequiredSystemLibraries)
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "serialplot")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "Small and simple software for plotting data from serial port")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_CONTACT "Hasan Yavuz Özderya <hy@ozderya.net>")
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR "0")
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "1")
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH "0")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR ${MAJOR_VERSION})
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR ${MINOR_VERSION})
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH ${PATCH_VERSION})
 set(CPACK_STRIP_FILES TRUE)
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_EXECUTABLES "serialplot")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libqt5widgets5 (>= 5.2.1), libqt5serialport5 (>= 5.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.19)")