diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 89da4c2e..1f9d07c4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED (VERSION 2.8.6)
 PROJECT (msgpack)
 
-SET (VERSION 0.6.0)
-SET (VERSION_MAJOR 0)
-SET (VERSION_MINOR 6)
+FILE (READ ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/msgpack/version_master.h contents)
+STRING (REGEX MATCH "#define MSGPACK_VERSION_MAJOR *([0-9a-zA-Z_]*)" NULL_OUT ${contents})
+SET (VERSION_MAJOR ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
+STRING (REGEX MATCH "#define MSGPACK_VERSION_MINOR *([0-9a-zA-Z_]*)" NULL_OUT ${contents})
+SET (VERSION_MINOR ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
+STRING (REGEX MATCH "#define MSGPACK_VERSION_RELEASE *([0-9a-zA-Z_]*)" NULL_OUT ${contents})
+SET (VERSION_RELEASE ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
+SET (VERSION ${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_RELEASE})
 
 SET (prefix ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
 SET (exec_prefix "\${prefix}")