diff --git a/Makefile.install b/Makefile.install
index 04323eef5..eeb79f599 100644
--- a/Makefile.install
+++ b/Makefile.install
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ endif
 endif
 #Generating OpenBLASConfig.cmake
 	@echo Generating $(OPENBLAS_CMAKE_CONFIG) in $(DESTDIR)$(OPENBLAS_CMAKE_DIR)
-	@echo "SET(OpenBLAS_INCLUDE_DIRS ${OPENBLAS_INCLUDE_DIR})" > $(DESTDIR)$(OPENBLAS_CMAKE_DIR)/$(OPENBLAS_CMAKE_CONFIG)
+	@echo "SET(OpenBLAS_VERSION \"${VERSION}\")" > $(DESTDIR)$(OPENBLAS_CMAKE_DIR)/$(OPENBLAS_CMAKE_CONFIG)	
+	@echo "SET(OpenBLAS_INCLUDE_DIRS ${OPENBLAS_INCLUDE_DIR})" >> $(DESTDIR)$(OPENBLAS_CMAKE_DIR)/$(OPENBLAS_CMAKE_CONFIG)
 ifndef NO_SHARED
 #ifeq logical or
 ifeq ($(OSNAME), $(filter $(OSNAME),Linux FreeBSD NetBSD))