diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.6)
 
-SET(PROJECT_NAME "LEMON")
-SET(PROJECT_VERSION "hg-tip" CACHE STRING "The version string.")
+IF(EXISTS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/version.cmake)
+  INCLUDE(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/version.cmake)
+ELSE(EXISTS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/version.cmake)
+  SET(PROJECT_NAME "LEMON")
+  SET(PROJECT_VERSION "hg-tip" CACHE STRING "LEMON version string.")
+ENDIF(EXISTS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/version.cmake)
 
 PROJECT(${PROJECT_NAME})
 
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
 	m4/lx_check_glpk.m4 \
 	m4/lx_check_soplex.m4 \
 	CMakeLists.txt \
-	cmake
+	cmake/FindGhostscript.cmake \
+	cmake/version.cmake.in \
+	cmake/version.cmake \
+	cmake/nsis/lemon.ico \
+	cmake/nsis/uninstall.ico
 
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 lemondir = $(pkgincludedir)
diff --git a/cmake/version.cmake.in b/cmake/version.cmake.in
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/version.cmake.in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+SET(PROJECT_NAME "@PACKAGE_NAME@")
+SET(PROJECT_VERSION "@PACKAGE_VERSION@" CACHE STRING "LEMON version string.")
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -97,10 +97,11 @@
 
 dnl Add dependencies on files generated by configure.
 AC_SUBST([CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES],
-  ['$(top_srcdir)/doc/Doxyfile.in $(top_srcdir)/lemon/lemon.pc.in'])
+  ['$(top_srcdir)/doc/Doxyfile.in $(top_srcdir)/lemon/lemon.pc.in $(top_srcdir)/cmake/version.cmake.in'])
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 Makefile
+cmake/version.cmake
 doc/Doxyfile
 lemon/lemon.pc
 ])