diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b9d18ad..d68a99d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ project('pdf-simple-sign', 'cpp', default_options : ['cpp_std=c++11'],
 	version : '1.1.1')
 
 conf = configuration_data()
-conf.set('PROJECT_NAME', '"' + meson.project_name() + '"')
-conf.set('PROJECT_VERSION', '"' + meson.project_version() + '"')
+conf.set_quoted('PROJECT_NAME', meson.project_name())
+conf.set_quoted('PROJECT_VERSION', meson.project_version())
 configure_file(output : 'config.h', configuration : conf)
 
 cryptodep = dependency('libcrypto')