diff --git a/config.vala.in b/config.vala.in
index 036a42d..ac8dff2 100644
--- a/config.vala.in
+++ b/config.vala.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 namespace Config
 {
 	public const string PROJECT_NAME = "${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}";
-	public const string PROJECT_VERSION = "${project_VERSION_MAJOR}.${project_VERSION_MINOR}.${project_VERSION_PATCH}";
+	public const string PROJECT_VERSION = "${project_VERSION}";
 	public const string SHARE_DIR = "@project_SHARE_DIR@";
 }