diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 33b22c604..0392711dd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -100,8 +100,12 @@ install(EXPORT ArborXTargets
   DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/cmake/ArborX
 )
 
-set(ARBORX_VERSION "10799")
-set(ARBORX_VERSION_STRING "2.0 (dev)")
+set(ARBORX_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
+set(ARBORX_VERSION_MINOR 7)
+set(ARBORX_VERSION_PATCH 99)
+math(EXPR ARBORX_VERSION "${ARBORX_VERSION_MAJOR} * 10000 + ${ARBORX_VERSION_MINOR} * 100 + ${ARBORX_VERSION_PATCH}")
+set(ARBORX_VERSION_STRING "${ARBORX_VERSION_MAJOR}.${ARBORX_VERSION_MINOR}.${ARBORX_VERSION_PATCH}")
+message(STATUS "ArborX version: ${ARBORX_VERSION_STRING}")
 
 # Make sure that the git hash in ArborX_Version.hpp is considered to be always
 # out of date, and thus is updated every recompile.
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 725eb19cf..2b0b80f8e 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 if(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)
   cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22)
   project(ArborXExamples CXX)
-  find_package(ArborX 2.0 REQUIRED)
+  find_package(ArborX 1.7.99 REQUIRED)
   enable_testing()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/src/ArborX_Config.hpp.in b/src/ArborX_Config.hpp.in
index ffa234698..bcd5cbd81 100644
--- a/src/ArborX_Config.hpp.in
+++ b/src/ArborX_Config.hpp.in
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@
 #ifndef ARBORX_CONFIG_HPP
 #define ARBORX_CONFIG_HPP
 
+// ARBORX_VERSION % 100 is the patch level
+// ARBORX_VERSION / 100 % 100 is the minor version
+// ARBORX_VERSION / 10000 is the major version
 #cmakedefine ARBORX_VERSION @ARBORX_VERSION@
+#cmakedefine ARBORX_VERSION_MAJOR @ARBORX_VERSION_MAJOR@
+#cmakedefine ARBORX_VERSION_MINOR @ARBORX_VERSION_MINOR@
+#cmakedefine ARBORX_VERSION_PATCH @ARBORX_VERSION_PATCH@
+
 #cmakedefine ARBORX_ENABLE_ROCTHRUST
 #cmakedefine ARBORX_ENABLE_ONEDPL
 #cmakedefine ARBORX_ENABLE_MPI
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index ab79b388d..473ca7bdc 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ add_executable(ArborX_Test_CompileOnly.exe
   tstCompileOnlyCallbacks.cpp
   tstCompileOnlyTypeRequirements.cpp
   tstCompileOnlyWeightedEdges.cpp
+  tstCompileOnlyVersionMacros.cpp
   tstCompileOnlyMain.cpp
 )
 target_link_libraries(ArborX_Test_CompileOnly.exe PRIVATE ArborX)
diff --git a/test/tstCompileOnlyVersionMacros.cpp b/test/tstCompileOnlyVersionMacros.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fcfafd4ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tstCompileOnlyVersionMacros.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include <ArborX_Config.hpp>
+
+#ifndef ARBORX_VERSION
+static_assert(false, "ARBORX_VERSION macro is not defined!");
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ARBORX_VERSION_MAJOR
+static_assert(false, "ARBORX_VERSION_MAJOR macro is not defined!");
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ARBORX_VERSION_MINOR
+static_assert(false, "ARBORX_VERSION_MINOR macro is not defined!");
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ARBORX_VERSION_PATCH
+static_assert(false, "ARBORX_VERSION_PATCH macro is not defined!");
+#endif
+
+static_assert(0 <= ARBORX_VERSION_MAJOR && ARBORX_VERSION_MAJOR <= 99);
+static_assert(0 <= ARBORX_VERSION_MINOR && ARBORX_VERSION_MINOR <= 99);
+static_assert(0 <= ARBORX_VERSION_PATCH && ARBORX_VERSION_PATCH <= 99);
+static_assert(ARBORX_VERSION == ARBORX_VERSION_MAJOR * 10000 +
+                                    ARBORX_VERSION_MINOR * 100 +
+                                    ARBORX_VERSION_PATCH);