diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cd2d28d7..c4aac6af 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ endif()
 # Add cmake dir to module path, so Find*.cmake can be found
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake" ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
 
-project(hueplusplus LANGUAGES CXX)
+project(hueplusplus VERSION 1.0.0 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 # check whether hueplusplus is compiled directly or included as a subdirectory
 if(NOT DEFINED hueplusplus_master_project)