diff --git a/doc/conf.py.in b/doc/conf.py.in
index 08d29930..01fd4bc2 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py.in
+++ b/doc/conf.py.in
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 
 project = u'APP4TRIQS - An example triqs application'
 copyright = u'2017-2018 N. Wentzell, O. Parcollet 2018-2019 The Simons Foundation, authors: N. Wentzell, D. Simons, H. Strand, O. Parcollet'
-version = '@APP4TRIQS_VERSION@'
+version = '@PROJECT_VERSION@'
 
 mathjax_path = "@TRIQS_MATHJAX_PATH@/MathJax.js?config=default"
 templates_path = ['@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@/doc/_templates']
diff --git a/python/app4triqs/version.py.in b/python/app4triqs/version.py.in
index d97a682a..f26b5708 100644
--- a/python/app4triqs/version.py.in
+++ b/python/app4triqs/version.py.in
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-version = "@APP4TRIQS_VERSION@"
+version = "@PROJECT_VERSION@"
 triqs_hash = "@TRIQS_GIT_HASH@"
 app4triqs_hash = "@PROJECT_GIT_HASH@"
 
diff --git a/share/app4triqs.modulefile.in b/share/app4triqs.modulefile.in
index cbca2b0b..ee0ffd00 100644
--- a/share/app4triqs.modulefile.in
+++ b/share/app4triqs.modulefile.in
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #%Module1.0
 #
-# To be installed as ${MODULEPATH}/app4triqs/@APP4TRIQS_VERSION@
+# To be installed as ${MODULEPATH}/app4triqs/@PROJECT_VERSION@
 
 set     name        app4triqs
-set     version     @APP4TRIQS_VERSION@
+set     version     @PROJECT_VERSION@
 set     root        @CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
 set     git_hash    @PROJECT_GIT_HASH@
 
diff --git a/share/cmake/app4triqs-config-version.cmake.in b/share/cmake/app4triqs-config-version.cmake.in
index 9d1cb5c4..c4c43a4b 100644
--- a/share/cmake/app4triqs-config-version.cmake.in
+++ b/share/cmake/app4triqs-config-version.cmake.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-set(PACKAGE_VERSION @APP4TRIQS_VERSION@)
+set(PACKAGE_VERSION @PROJECT_VERSION@)
 
 if (PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION VERSION_EQUAL PACKAGE_VERSION)
  set(PACKAGE_VERSION_EXACT TRUE)