diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 34ba82b..cc18b52 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ set(CMAKE_USE_RELATIVE_PATHS OFF)
 set(CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH ON)
 set(KDE_INSTALL_USE_QT_SYS_PATHS ON CACHE BOOL "Install mkspecs files, Plugins and Imports to the Qt 5 install dir" FORCE)
 
-add_definitions(-D'VERSION="${RELEASE_SERVICE_VERSION}"')
-
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 46f4d16..2f37d1e 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ include(config/CMakeLists.txt)
 include(gui/CMakeLists.txt)
 include(util/CMakeLists.txt)
 
+set_property(SOURCE main.cpp APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "VERSION=\"${RELEASE_SERVICE_VERSION}\"")
+
 set(partitionmanager_SRCS
 	main.cpp
 	${CONFIG_SRC}