diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4bd0568c..03398433 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -268,16 +268,18 @@ if(CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME STREQUAL PROJECT_NAME AND EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_D
     add_subdirectory(book)
 endif()
 
-# Packaging support
 # Packaging support
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "github.com/CLIUtils/CLI11")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_CONTACT "https://${CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR}")
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION})
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}) # Automatic in CMake 3.12+
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR ${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}) # Automatic in CMake 3.12+
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH ${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH}) # Automatic in CMake 3.12+
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "Command line parser with simple and intuitive interface")
 set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE")
 set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_README "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CLI11.CPack.Description.txt")
 set(CPACK_SOURCE_GENERATOR "TGZ;ZIP")
+
 # CPack collects *everything* except what's listed here.
 set(CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES
     /.git
@@ -299,9 +301,9 @@ set(CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES
     /.pre-commit.*yaml
 )
 
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION})
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE "all")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_COMPRESSION_TYPE "xz")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_NAME "libcli11-dev")
+
 include(CPack)