diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b4fa9a6..1b8bd6a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,16 +13,11 @@ endmacro()
 csfml_set_option(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release STRING "Choose the type of build (Debug or Release)")
 
 # project name
-project(CSFML)
+project(CSFML VERSION 2.5.1)
 
 # include the configuration file
 include(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/Config.cmake)
 
-# setup version numbers
-set(VERSION_MAJOR 2)
-set(VERSION_MINOR 5)
-set(VERSION_PATCH 1)
-
 # add the CSFML header path
 include_directories(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
 
diff --git a/cmake/Macros.cmake b/cmake/Macros.cmake
index 9941767..5f4072e 100644
--- a/cmake/Macros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Macros.cmake
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ macro(csfml_add_library target)
     if(SFML_OS_WINDOWS)
         # include the major version number in Windows shared library names (but not import library names)
         set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES DEBUG_POSTFIX -d)
-        set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES SUFFIX "-${VERSION_MAJOR}${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
+        set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES SUFFIX "-${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
     else()
         set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES DEBUG_POSTFIX -d)
     endif()
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ macro(csfml_add_library target)
     endif()
 
     # set the version and soversion of the target (for compatible systems -- mostly Linuxes)
-    set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES SOVERSION ${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR})
-    set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES VERSION ${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH})
+    set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES SOVERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR})
+    set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION})
 
     # set the target's folder (for IDEs that support it, e.g. Visual Studio)
     set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES FOLDER "CSFML")
diff --git a/doc/doxyfile.in b/doc/doxyfile.in
index 1ca1907..f087f20 100644
--- a/doc/doxyfile.in
+++ b/doc/doxyfile.in
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = CSFML
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = @VERSION_MAJOR@.@VERSION_MINOR@.@VERSION_PATCH@
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = @PROJECT_VERSION@
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a