diff --git a/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake b/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake
index e413b7da..3aab32be 100644
--- a/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ macro(install_cmake_package)
   list(SORT PROJECT_INTERFACE_PACKAGE_DEPENDENCIES)
   include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
   set(PACKAGE_INSTALL_DESTINATION
-    ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/${PROJECT_NAME}-${PROJECT_GIT_VERSION}
+    ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/${PROJECT_NAME}-${PROJECT_VERSION}
   )
   if(BUILD_FAIRMQ)
     install(EXPORT ${PROJECT_EXPORT_SET}
diff --git a/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt b/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt
index e775bfeb..7e4d7066 100644
--- a/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ if(BUILD_FAIRMQ OR BUILD_SDK)
     Boost::boost
   )
   set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES
-    VERSION ${PROJECT_GIT_VERSION}
+    VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}
     SOVERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}"
     OUTPUT_NAME FairMQ${target}
   )
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ if(BUILD_FAIRMQ OR BUILD_SDK)
     Tools
   )
   set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES
-    VERSION ${PROJECT_GIT_VERSION}
+    VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}
     SOVERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}"
     OUTPUT_NAME FairMQ${target}
   )
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ if(BUILD_FAIRMQ)
     ${OFI_DEPS}
   )
   set_target_properties(${_target} PROPERTIES
-    VERSION ${PROJECT_GIT_VERSION}
+    VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}
     SOVERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}"
   )
 
diff --git a/fairmq/plugins/DDS/CMakeLists.txt b/fairmq/plugins/DDS/CMakeLists.txt
index 797bd894..d3d3a0ca 100644
--- a/fairmq/plugins/DDS/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fairmq/plugins/DDS/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ target_link_libraries(${plugin} FairMQ DDS::dds_intercom_lib DDS::dds_protocol_l
 target_include_directories(${plugin} PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 set_target_properties(${plugin} PROPERTIES CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden)
 set_target_properties(${plugin} PROPERTIES
-  VERSION ${PROJECT_GIT_VERSION}
+  VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}
   SOVERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}"
   LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/fairmq
 )
diff --git a/fairmq/plugins/PMIx/CMakeLists.txt b/fairmq/plugins/PMIx/CMakeLists.txt
index edbddf6e..1ab32147 100644
--- a/fairmq/plugins/PMIx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fairmq/plugins/PMIx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ target_link_libraries(${plugin} FairMQ PMIx::libpmix)
 target_include_directories(${plugin} PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 set_target_properties(${plugin} PROPERTIES
   CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden
-  VERSION ${PROJECT_GIT_VERSION}
+  VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}
   SOVERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}"
 )
 
diff --git a/fairmq/sdk/CMakeLists.txt b/fairmq/sdk/CMakeLists.txt
index 989f1991..996b14dd 100644
--- a/fairmq/sdk/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fairmq/sdk/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ target_link_libraries(${target}
   DDS::dds_topology_lib
 )
 set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES
-  VERSION ${PROJECT_GIT_VERSION}
+  VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}
   SOVERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}"
   OUTPUT_NAME FairMQ_${target}
 )