diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1368acc..63a1694 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.7.0 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 find_package(IRODS 4.2.9 EXACT REQUIRED)
-
 set(IRODS_PLUGIN_REVISION "0")
+set(IRODS_PLUGIN_VERSION "${IRODS_VERSION}.${IRODS_PLUGIN_REVISION}")
 
 set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER ${IRODS_EXTERNALS_FULLPATH_CLANG}/bin/clang)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${IRODS_EXTERNALS_FULLPATH_CLANG}/bin/clang++)
 set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -stdlib=libc++")
 
-project(irods_rule_engine_plugin-metadata_guard C CXX)
+project(irods_rule_engine_plugin-metadata_guard
+  VERSION "${IRODS_PLUGIN_VERSION}"
+  LANGUAGES C CXX)
 
 include(${IRODS_TARGETS_PATH})
 
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/packaging/run_metadata_guard_test.py
 
 set(PLUGIN_PACKAGE_NAME irods-rule-engine-plugin-metadata-guard)
 
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION ${IRODS_VERSION}.${IRODS_PLUGIN_REVISION})
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION ${IRODS_PLUGIN_VERSION})
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "${PLUGIN_PACKAGE_NAME}-${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION}-${IRODS_LINUX_DISTRIBUTION_NAME}${IRODS_LINUX_DISTRIBUTION_VERSION_MAJOR}-${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}")
 set(CPACK_INCLUDE_TOPLEVEL_DIRECTORY OFF)
 set(CPACK_COMPONENT_INCLUDE_TOPLEVEL_DIRECTORY OFF)