diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cb1546a759198778c832225d9ba59e053d804eaf..c3c51be4454895b7e9c74f62e4bd4003e28bc8f4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ set(JPSREPORT_PATCH_VERSION 3)
 set(JPSREPORT_VERSION
   ${JPSREPORT_MAJOR_VERSION}.${JPSREPORT_MINOR_VERSION}.${JPSREPORT_PATCH_VERSION})
 message( STATUS "JPSREPORT_VERSION: " ${JPSREPORT_VERSION} )
-project(JPSreport ${JPSREPORT_VERSION} LANGUAGES CXX)
+project(JPSreport VERSION ${JPSREPORT_VERSION} LANGUAGES CXX)
 set (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 # Fix behavior of CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD when targeting macOS.
 if (POLICY CMP0025)