diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 project(kio-extras)
-set(PROJECT_VERSION "5.3.90")
-set(PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR 5)
+
+# KDE Applications Version, managed by release script
+set (KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MAJOR "17")
+set (KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MINOR "07")
+set (KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MICRO "70")
+set (KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION "${KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MAJOR}.${KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MINOR}.${KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MICRO}")
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12 FATAL_ERROR)