diff --git a/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake b/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake
index ec8d6137..f3c8bdf4 100644
--- a/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ endfunction()
 macro(install_cmake_package)
   include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
   set(PACKAGE_INSTALL_DESTINATION
-    ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/${PROJECT_NAME}-${PROJECT_VERSION}
+    ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/${PROJECT_NAME}-${PROJECT_GIT_VERSION}
   )
   if(BUILD_FAIRMQ)
     install(EXPORT ${PROJECT_EXPORT_SET}
diff --git a/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt b/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt
index c0fbf9d6..94f1ef53 100644
--- a/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ target_link_libraries(${_target}
     ${NANOMSG_DEPS}
     ${OFI_DEPS}
 )
-set_target_properties(FairMQ PROPERTIES
-  VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}
+set_target_properties(${_target} PROPERTIES
+  VERSION ${PROJECT_GIT_VERSION}
   SOVERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}"
 )