diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 11b8768aab..0e1a1f0199 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -332,10 +332,12 @@ foreach(runtime ${RUNTIMES})
 endforeach()
 endif()
 
+configure_file(VERSION.txt.in VERSION.txt @ONLY)
+
 install(
     FILES     
     NOTICE.txt
-    VERSION.txt
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/VERSION.txt
     NEWS.txt
     DESTINATION .
 )
diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index cd51a21923..0000000000
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-1.3.1-rc1
diff --git a/VERSION.txt.in b/VERSION.txt.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61b48e83ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION.txt.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@ROADRUNNER_VERSION@