diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index eb2213c4e..2a26bafa5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,9 +9,13 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.0)
 
 set(SHARED_LIBRARY_VERSION "22")
 
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR "1")
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "5")
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH "2")
+# Read the version information from the VERSION file
+file (STRINGS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/VERSION" PACKAGE_VERSION )
+message(STATUS "Poco package version: ${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
+string(REGEX REPLACE "([0-9]+)\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+" "\\1" CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR ${PACKAGE_VERSION})
+string(REGEX REPLACE "[0-9]+\\.([0-9])+\\.[0-9]+" "\\1" CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR ${PACKAGE_VERSION})
+string(REGEX REPLACE "[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.([0-9]+)" "\\1" CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH ${PACKAGE_VERSION})
+
 SET(COMPLETE_VERSION ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH})
 SET(RELEASE_NAME "Unstable-trunk")
 SET(PROJECT_VERSION ${COMPLETE_VERSION})