diff --git a/src/desktoptheme/air/CMakeLists.txt b/src/desktoptheme/air/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/desktoptheme/air/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/desktoptheme/air/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
-
-install(FILES colors metadata.desktop DESTINATION ${PLASMA_DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/desktoptheme/air/)
+configure_file(
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/metadata.desktop.cmake"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/metadata.desktop"
+    @ONLY
+)
+
+install(
+    FILES colors "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/metadata.desktop"
+    DESTINATION ${PLASMA_DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/desktoptheme/air
+)
 
 FILE(GLOB widgets widgets/*.svg)
 plasma_install_desktoptheme_svgs(air SUBPATH widgets FILES ${widgets})
diff --git a/src/desktoptheme/air/metadata.desktop b/src/desktoptheme/air/metadata.desktop.cmake
rename from src/desktoptheme/air/metadata.desktop
rename to src/desktoptheme/air/metadata.desktop.cmake
--- a/src/desktoptheme/air/metadata.desktop
+++ b/src/desktoptheme/air/metadata.desktop.cmake
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Author=The Oxygen Project
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=kde-artists@kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=air
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=1.3
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=@KF5_VERSION@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
diff --git a/src/desktoptheme/air/metadata.desktop b/src/desktoptheme/air/metadata.desktop.in
rename from src/desktoptheme/air/metadata.desktop
rename to src/desktoptheme/air/metadata.desktop.in
--- a/src/desktoptheme/air/metadata.desktop
+++ b/src/desktoptheme/air/metadata.desktop.in
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Author=The Oxygen Project
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=kde-artists@kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=air
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=1.3
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=@KF5_VERSION@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
diff --git a/src/desktoptheme/breeze-dark/CMakeLists.txt b/src/desktoptheme/breeze-dark/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/desktoptheme/breeze-dark/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/desktoptheme/breeze-dark/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+configure_file(
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/metadata.desktop.cmake"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/metadata.desktop"
+    @ONLY
+)
 
-install(FILES colors metadata.desktop DESTINATION ${PLASMA_DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/desktoptheme/breeze-dark/)
+install(
+    FILES colors "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/metadata.desktop"
+    DESTINATION ${PLASMA_DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/desktoptheme/breeze-dark
+)
 
diff --git a/src/desktoptheme/breeze-dark/metadata.desktop b/src/desktoptheme/breeze-dark/metadata.desktop.cmake
rename from src/desktoptheme/breeze-dark/metadata.desktop
rename to src/desktoptheme/breeze-dark/metadata.desktop.cmake
--- a/src/desktoptheme/breeze-dark/metadata.desktop
+++ b/src/desktoptheme/breeze-dark/metadata.desktop.cmake
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Author=KDE Visual Design Group
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=kde-artists@kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=breeze-dark
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=5.56
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=@KF5_VERSION@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
diff --git a/src/desktoptheme/breeze-dark/metadata.desktop b/src/desktoptheme/breeze-dark/metadata.desktop.in
rename from src/desktoptheme/breeze-dark/metadata.desktop
rename to src/desktoptheme/breeze-dark/metadata.desktop.in
--- a/src/desktoptheme/breeze-dark/metadata.desktop
+++ b/src/desktoptheme/breeze-dark/metadata.desktop.in
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Author=KDE Visual Design Group
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=kde-artists@kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=breeze-dark
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=5.56
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=@KF5_VERSION@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
diff --git a/src/desktoptheme/breeze-light/CMakeLists.txt b/src/desktoptheme/breeze-light/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/desktoptheme/breeze-light/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/desktoptheme/breeze-light/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+configure_file(
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/metadata.desktop.cmake"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/metadata.desktop"
+    @ONLY
+)
 
-install(FILES colors metadata.desktop DESTINATION ${PLASMA_DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/desktoptheme/breeze-light/)
+install(
+    FILES colors "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/metadata.desktop"
+    DESTINATION ${PLASMA_DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/desktoptheme/breeze-light
+)
 
diff --git a/src/desktoptheme/breeze-light/metadata.desktop b/src/desktoptheme/breeze-light/metadata.desktop.cmake
rename from src/desktoptheme/breeze-light/metadata.desktop
rename to src/desktoptheme/breeze-light/metadata.desktop.cmake
--- a/src/desktoptheme/breeze-light/metadata.desktop
+++ b/src/desktoptheme/breeze-light/metadata.desktop.cmake
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Author=KDE Visual Design Group
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=kde-artists@kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=default
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=5.56
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=@KF5_VERSION@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
diff --git a/src/desktoptheme/breeze-light/metadata.desktop b/src/desktoptheme/breeze-light/metadata.desktop.in
rename from src/desktoptheme/breeze-light/metadata.desktop
rename to src/desktoptheme/breeze-light/metadata.desktop.in
--- a/src/desktoptheme/breeze-light/metadata.desktop
+++ b/src/desktoptheme/breeze-light/metadata.desktop.in
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Author=KDE Visual Design Group
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=kde-artists@kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=default
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=5.56
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=@KF5_VERSION@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
diff --git a/src/desktoptheme/breeze/CMakeLists.txt b/src/desktoptheme/breeze/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/desktoptheme/breeze/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/desktoptheme/breeze/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 
-install(FILES metadata.desktop DESTINATION ${PLASMA_DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/desktoptheme/default/)
+configure_file(
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/metadata.desktop.cmake"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/metadata.desktop"
+    @ONLY
+)
+
+install(
+    FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/metadata.desktop"
+    DESTINATION ${PLASMA_DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/desktoptheme/default
+)
 
 FILE(GLOB widgets widgets/*.svg)
 plasma_install_desktoptheme_svgs(default SUBPATH widgets FILES ${widgets})
diff --git a/src/desktoptheme/breeze/metadata.desktop b/src/desktoptheme/breeze/metadata.desktop.cmake
rename from src/desktoptheme/breeze/metadata.desktop
rename to src/desktoptheme/breeze/metadata.desktop.cmake
--- a/src/desktoptheme/breeze/metadata.desktop
+++ b/src/desktoptheme/breeze/metadata.desktop.cmake
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Author=KDE Visual Design Group
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=kde-artists@kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=default
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=5.56
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=@KF5_VERSION@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
diff --git a/src/desktoptheme/breeze/metadata.desktop b/src/desktoptheme/breeze/metadata.desktop.in
rename from src/desktoptheme/breeze/metadata.desktop
rename to src/desktoptheme/breeze/metadata.desktop.in
--- a/src/desktoptheme/breeze/metadata.desktop
+++ b/src/desktoptheme/breeze/metadata.desktop.in
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Author=KDE Visual Design Group
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=kde-artists@kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=default
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=5.56
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=@KF5_VERSION@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
diff --git a/src/desktoptheme/oxygen/CMakeLists.txt b/src/desktoptheme/oxygen/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/desktoptheme/oxygen/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/desktoptheme/oxygen/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
+configure_file(
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/metadata.desktop.cmake"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/metadata.desktop"
+    @ONLY
+)
 
-install(FILES colors metadata.desktop DESTINATION ${PLASMA_DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/desktoptheme/oxygen/)
+install(
+    FILES colors "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/metadata.desktop"
+    DESTINATION ${PLASMA_DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/desktoptheme/oxygen
+)
 
 FILE(GLOB widgets widgets/*.svg)
 plasma_install_desktoptheme_svgs(oxygen SUBPATH widgets FILES ${widgets})
diff --git a/src/desktoptheme/oxygen/metadata.desktop b/src/desktoptheme/oxygen/metadata.desktop.cmake
rename from src/desktoptheme/oxygen/metadata.desktop
rename to src/desktoptheme/oxygen/metadata.desktop.cmake
--- a/src/desktoptheme/oxygen/metadata.desktop
+++ b/src/desktoptheme/oxygen/metadata.desktop.cmake
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Author=The Oxygen Project
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=kde-artists@kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=oxygen
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=1.1
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=@KF5_VERSION@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
diff --git a/src/desktoptheme/oxygen/metadata.desktop b/src/desktoptheme/oxygen/metadata.desktop.in
rename from src/desktoptheme/oxygen/metadata.desktop
rename to src/desktoptheme/oxygen/metadata.desktop.in
--- a/src/desktoptheme/oxygen/metadata.desktop
+++ b/src/desktoptheme/oxygen/metadata.desktop.in
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Author=The Oxygen Project
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=kde-artists@kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=oxygen
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=1.1
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=@KF5_VERSION@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=