diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 99ce97a..2cc662e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ target_include_directories(FairLogger
     $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}>
 )
 set_target_properties(FairLogger PROPERTIES
-  VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}
+  VERSION ${FairLogger_GIT_VERSION}
   SOVERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}"
 )
 
diff --git a/cmake/FairLoggerLib.cmake b/cmake/FairLoggerLib.cmake
index f88e11e..0297998 100644
--- a/cmake/FairLoggerLib.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FairLoggerLib.cmake
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ endmacro()
 macro(install_fairlogger_cmake_package)
   include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
   set(PACKAGE_INSTALL_DESTINATION
-    ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/${PROJECT_NAME}-${PROJECT_VERSION}
+    ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/${PROJECT_NAME}-${FairLogger_GIT_VERSION}
   )
   install(EXPORT ${FairLogger_EXPORT_SET}
     NAMESPACE ${PROJECT_NAME}::