diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 05313969..e2430869 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -260,15 +260,7 @@ set(default_module_path
     #"${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${thePrefix}${pathsep}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin"
     )
 
-file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/chibi)
-
-file(WRITE
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/chibi/install.h
-    "#define sexp_so_extension \"${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}\"
-#define sexp_default_module_path \"${default_module_path}\"
-#define sexp_platform \"${platform}\"
-#define sexp_version \"\"
-#define sexp_release_name \"${release}\"")
+configure_file(include/chibi/install.h.in include/chibi/install.h)
 
 #
 # Testing
diff --git a/include/chibi/install.h.in b/include/chibi/install.h.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9ca5229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/chibi/install.h.in
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#define sexp_so_extension "@CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@"
+#define sexp_default_module_path "@default_module_path@"
+#define sexp_platform "@platform@"
+#define sexp_version "@CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION@"
+#define sexp_release_name "@release@"