cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.0) project(new_project_version_file VERSION 2.3.4) set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../modules) include(ECMSetupVersion) ecm_setup_version(PROJECT PACKAGE_VERSION_FILE FooVersion.cmake ) include(../version_helpers.cmake) # NB: name comes from project() command standard_version_var_checks(new_project_version_file 2.3.4) AnyNewer_2_3_4_checks("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/FooVersion.cmake") add_executable(dummy main.c)