diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4646b25d97..ec6dc1370b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,20 @@
 
 project(Wireshark C CXX)
 
+# Updated by make-version.pl
+set(GIT_REVISION 0)
+set(PROJECT_MAJOR_VERSION 2)
+set(PROJECT_MINOR_VERSION 3)
+set(PROJECT_PATCH_VERSION 0)
+set(PROJECT_BUILD_VERSION ${GIT_REVISION})
+set(PROJECT_VERSION_EXTENSION "")
+
+if(DEFINED ENV{WIRESHARK_VERSION_EXTRA})
+	set(PROJECT_VERSION_EXTENSION "$ENV{WIRESHARK_VERSION_EXTRA}")
+endif()
+
+set(PROJECT_VERSION "${PROJECT_MAJOR_VERSION}.${PROJECT_MINOR_VERSION}.${PROJECT_PATCH_VERSION}${PROJECT_VERSION_EXTENSION}")
+
 message(STATUS "Generating build using CMake ${CMAKE_VERSION}")
 if(WIN32)
 	# Needed for proper Qt linking. See
@@ -174,20 +188,6 @@ endif()
 #Defines CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR, CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR, etc ...
 include(CMakeInstallDirs)
 
-# Updated by make-version.pl
-set(GIT_REVISION 0)
-set(PROJECT_MAJOR_VERSION 2)
-set(PROJECT_MINOR_VERSION 3)
-set(PROJECT_PATCH_VERSION 0)
-set(PROJECT_BUILD_VERSION ${GIT_REVISION})
-set(PROJECT_VERSION_EXTENSION "")
-
-if(DEFINED ENV{WIRESHARK_VERSION_EXTRA})
-	set(PROJECT_VERSION_EXTENSION "$ENV{WIRESHARK_VERSION_EXTRA}")
-endif()
-
-set(PROJECT_VERSION "${PROJECT_MAJOR_VERSION}.${PROJECT_MINOR_VERSION}.${PROJECT_PATCH_VERSION}${PROJECT_VERSION_EXTENSION}")
-
 # Banner shown at top right of Qt welcome screen.
 if(DEFINED ENV{WIRESHARK_VERSION_FLAVOR})
 	set(VERSION_FLAVOR "$ENV{WIRESHARK_VERSION_FLAVOR}")