diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
-project(palapeli)
-
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5 FATAL_ERROR)
+
+set (RELEASE_SERVICE_VERSION_MAJOR "20")
+set (RELEASE_SERVICE_VERSION_MINOR "03")
+set (RELEASE_SERVICE_VERSION_MICRO "70")
+set (RELEASE_SERVICE_VERSION "${RELEASE_SERVICE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${RELEASE_SERVICE_VERSION_MINOR}.${RELEASE_SERVICE_VERSION_MICRO}")
+set (RELEASE_SERVICE_COMPACT_VERSION "${RELEASE_SERVICE_VERSION_MAJOR}${RELEASE_SERVICE_VERSION_MINOR}${RELEASE_SERVICE_VERSION_MICRO}")
+
+project(palapeli VERSION "2.1.${RELEASE_SERVICE_COMPACT_VERSION}")
+
 set (QT_MIN_VERSION "5.9.0")
 set (KF5_MIN_VERSION "5.46.0")
 
@@ -31,6 +38,7 @@
 include(FeatureSummary)
 include(ECMAddAppIcon)
 include(ECMInstallIcons)
+include(ECMSetupVersion)
 include(KDEInstallDirs)
 include(KDECompilerSettings NO_POLICY_SCOPE)
 include(KDECMakeSettings)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 	window/pieceholder.cpp
 )
 
+ecm_setup_version(${PROJECT_VERSION} VARIABLE_PREFIX PALAPELI VERSION_HEADER palapeli_version.h)
 ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(palapeli_SRCS HEADER palapeli_debug.h IDENTIFIER PALAPELI_LOG CATEGORY_NAME org.kde.palapeli)
 
 kconfig_add_kcfg_files(palapeli_SRCS settings.kcfgc)
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "importhelper.h"
 #include "window/mainwindow.h"
+#include "palapeli_version.h"
 
 #include <ctime>
 #include <KAboutData>
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
 
     KLocalizedString::setApplicationDomain("palapeli");
 
-    KAboutData about(QStringLiteral("palapeli"), i18nc("The application's name", "Palapeli"), QStringLiteral("2.1"), i18n("KDE Jigsaw Puzzle Game"), KAboutLicense::GPL, i18n("Copyright 2009, 2010, Stefan Majewsky"));
+    KAboutData about(QStringLiteral("palapeli"), i18nc("The application's name", "Palapeli"), PALAPELI_VERSION_STRING, i18n("KDE Jigsaw Puzzle Game"), KAboutLicense::GPL, i18n("Copyright 2009, 2010, Stefan Majewsky"));
     about.addAuthor(i18n("Stefan Majewsky"), QString(), QStringLiteral("majewsky@gmx.net"), QStringLiteral("https://majewsky.wordpress.com/"));
     about.addCredit (i18n ("Johannes Loehnert"),
             i18n ("The option to preview the completed puzzle"),