diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,18 +1,32 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
 
-project(krfb)
+# KDE Application Version, managed by release script
+set (KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MAJOR "17")
+set (KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MINOR "11")
+set (KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MICRO "70")
+set (KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION "${KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MAJOR}.${KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MINOR}.${KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MICRO}")
+
+project(krfb VERSION ${KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION})
+
+set(QT_MIN_VERSION 5.6.0)
+set(KF5_MIN_VERSION 5.31.0)
 
-include(FeatureSummary)
 find_package(Qt5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core DBus Widgets X11Extras)
 
-find_package(ECM 1.7.0 NO_MODULE REQUIRED)
+find_package(ECM ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} NO_MODULE REQUIRED)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${ECM_MODULE_PATH} ${ECM_KDE_MODULE_DIR})
 
 include(KDEInstallDirs)
 include(KDECMakeSettings)
 include(KDECompilerSettings NO_POLICY_SCOPE)
 include(ECMInstallIcons)
 include(ECMAddAppIcon)
+include(ECMSetupVersion)
+include(FeatureSummary)
+
+ecm_setup_version(PROJECT
+                  VARIABLE_PREFIX KRFB
+                  VERSION_HEADER "krfb_version.h")
 
 find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS
     I18n
diff --git a/krfb/main.cpp b/krfb/main.cpp
--- a/krfb/main.cpp
+++ b/krfb/main.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "trayicon.h"
 #include "invitationsrfbserver.h"
 #include "krfbconfig.h"
+#include "krfb_version.h"
 
 #include <KAboutData>
 #include <KDBusService>
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
 #include <QCommandLineOption>
 
-static const char KRFB_VERSION[] = "5.0";
+
 static const char description[] = I18N_NOOP("VNC-compatible server to share "
                                   "desktops");
 
@@ -78,10 +79,10 @@
     KLocalizedString::setApplicationDomain("krfb");
 
     KAboutData aboutData("krfb",
-			 i18n("Desktop Sharing"),
-			 KRFB_VERSION,
+                         i18n("Desktop Sharing"),
+                         QStringLiteral(KRFB_VERSION_STRING),
                          i18n(description),
-			 KAboutLicense::GPL,
+                         KAboutLicense::GPL,
                          i18n("(c) 2009-2010, Collabora Ltd.\n"
                                "(c) 2007, Alessandro Praduroux\n"
                                "(c) 2001-2003, Tim Jansen\n"