diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 600e8ba7..b52f2143 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ NEED_LIBASSUAN_VERSION=2.0.2
 PACKAGE=$PACKAGE_NAME
 VERSION=$PACKAGE_VERSION
 
+VERSION_MAJOR=mym4_version_major
+VERSION_MINOR=mym4_version_minor
+VERSION_MICRO=mym4_version_micro
+
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/gpgme.h.in)
@@ -119,6 +123,9 @@ AC_SUBST(LIBQGPGME_LT_REVISION)
 
 AC_SUBST(PACKAGE)
 AC_SUBST(VERSION)
+AC_SUBST(VERSION_MAJOR)
+AC_SUBST(VERSION_MINOR)
+AC_SUBST(VERSION_MICRO)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PACKAGE, "$PACKAGE", [Name of this package])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(VERSION, "$VERSION", [Version of this package])
 VERSION_NUMBER=m4_esyscmd(printf "0x%02x%02x%02x" mym4_version_major \
diff --git a/lang/cpp/src/GpgmeppConfigVersion.cmake.in b/lang/cpp/src/GpgmeppConfigVersion.cmake.in
index 43d65127..259bddd5 100644
--- a/lang/cpp/src/GpgmeppConfigVersion.cmake.in
+++ b/lang/cpp/src/GpgmeppConfigVersion.cmake.in
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # 02111-1307, USA
 
 # based on a generated file from cmake.
-set(PACKAGE_VERSION "@LIBGPGMEPP_LT_CURRENT@.@LIBGPGMEPP_LT_AGE@.@LIBGPGMEPP_LT_REVISION@.@BUILD_REVISION@")
+set(PACKAGE_VERSION "@VERSION_MAJOR@.@VERSION_MINOR@.@VERSION_MICRO@")
 
 if("${PACKAGE_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "${PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION}" )
   set(PACKAGE_VERSION_COMPATIBLE FALSE)
diff --git a/lang/cpp/src/gpgmepp_version.h.in b/lang/cpp/src/gpgmepp_version.h.in
index 3c33a30b..9cf6aeb0 100644
--- a/lang/cpp/src/gpgmepp_version.h.in
+++ b/lang/cpp/src/gpgmepp_version.h.in
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@
 #ifndef GPGMEPP_VERSION_H
 #define GPGMEPP_VERSION_H
 
-#define GPGMEPP_VERSION_STRING "@LIBGPGMEPP_LT_CURRENT@.@LIBGPGMEPP_LT_AGE@.@LIBGPGMEPP_LT_REVISION@"
-#define GPGMEPP_VERSION_MAJOR @LIBGPGMEPP_LT_CURRENT@
-#define GPGMEPP_VERSION_MINOR @LIBGPGMEPP_LT_AGE@
-#define GPGMEPP_VERSION_PATCH @LIBGPGMEPP_LT_REVISION@
-#define GPGMEPP_VERSION ((@LIBGPGMEPP_LT_CURRENT@<<16)|(@LIBGPGMEPP_LT_AGE@<<8)|(@LIBGPGMEPP_LT_REVISION@))
-
+#define GPGMEPP_VERSION_STRING "@VERSION_MAJOR@.@VERSION_MINOR@.@VERSION_MICRO@"
+#define GPGMEPP_VERSION_MAJOR @VERSION_MAJOR@
+#define GPGMEPP_VERSION_MINOR @VERSION_MINOR@
+#define GPGMEPP_VERSION_PATCH @VERSION_MICRO@
+#define GPGMEPP_VERSION ((@VERSION_MAJOR@<<16)|(@VERSION_MINOR@<<8)|(@VERSION_MICRO@))
 #endif
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/QGpgmeConfigVersion.cmake.in b/lang/qt/src/QGpgmeConfigVersion.cmake.in
index 04a12cbb..549a5362 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/QGpgmeConfigVersion.cmake.in
+++ b/lang/qt/src/QGpgmeConfigVersion.cmake.in
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # 02111-1307, USA
 
 # based on a generated file from cmake.
-set(PACKAGE_VERSION "@LIBQGPGME_LT_CURRENT@.@LIBQGPGME_LT_AGE@.@LIBQGPGME_LT_REVISION@.@BUILD_REVISION@")
+set(PACKAGE_VERSION "@VERSION_MAJOR@.@VERSION_MINOR@.@VERSION_MICRO@")
 
 if("${PACKAGE_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "${PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION}" )
   set(PACKAGE_VERSION_COMPATIBLE FALSE)
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/qgpgme_version.h.in b/lang/qt/src/qgpgme_version.h.in
index 9fbe965b..5ec59a8f 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/qgpgme_version.h.in
+++ b/lang/qt/src/qgpgme_version.h.in
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 #ifndef QGPGME_VERSION_H
 #define QGPGME_VERSION_H
 
-#define QGPGME_VERSION_STRING "@LIBQGPGME_LT_CURRENT@.@LIBQGPGME_LT_AGE@.@LIBQGPGME_LT_REVISION@"
-#define QGPGME_VERSION_MAJOR @LIBQGPGME_LT_CURRENT@
-#define QGPGME_VERSION_MINOR @LIBQGPGME_LT_AGE@
-#define QGPGME_VERSION_PATCH @LIBQGPGME_LT_REVISION@
-#define QGPGME_VERSION ((@LIBQGPGME_LT_CURRENT@<<16)|(@LIBQGPGME_LT_AGE@<<8)|(@LIBQGPGME_LT_REVISION@))
+#define QGPGME_VERSION_STRING "@VERSION_MAJOR@.@VERSION_MINOR@.@VERSION_MICRO@"
+#define QGPGME_VERSION_MAJOR @VERSION_MAJOR@
+#define QGPGME_VERSION_MINOR @VERSION_MINOR@
+#define QGPGME_VERSION_PATCH @VERSION_MICRO@
+#define QGPGME_VERSION ((@VERSION_MAJOR@<<16)|(@VERSION_MINOR@<<8)|(@VERSION_MICRO@))
 
 #endif