diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ad18b945..6252d52a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -970,6 +970,7 @@ if (NOT SUBPROJECT)
   set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_COMMIT ${MDBX_VERSION_REVISION})
   set(PACKAGE_VERSION "${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_COMMIT}")
   message(STATUS "libmdbx package version is ${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
+  file(WRITE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/VERSION.txt" "${MDBX_VERSION_MAJOR}.${MDBX_VERSION_MINOR}.${MDBX_VERSION_RELEASE}.${MDBX_VERSION_REVISION}")
 endif()
 
 cmake_policy(POP)