diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a8abc9a..831e92e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,20 +17,14 @@
 # See http://www.salome-platform.org/ or email : webmaster.salome@opencascade.com
 #
 CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8.8 FATAL_ERROR)
+
+# Project name
+# ============
+# original
 PROJECT(SalomeNETGENPLUGIN C CXX)
-
-# Versioning
-# ===========
-# Project name, upper case
+# upper case
 STRING(TOUPPER ${PROJECT_NAME} PROJECT_NAME_UC)
 
-SET(${PROJECT_NAME_UC}_MAJOR_VERSION 9)
-SET(${PROJECT_NAME_UC}_MINOR_VERSION 7)
-SET(${PROJECT_NAME_UC}_PATCH_VERSION 0)
-SET(${PROJECT_NAME_UC}_VERSION
-  ${${PROJECT_NAME_UC}_MAJOR_VERSION}.${${PROJECT_NAME_UC}_MINOR_VERSION}.${${PROJECT_NAME_UC}_PATCH_VERSION})
-SET(${PROJECT_NAME_UC}_VERSION_DEV 1)
-
 # Common CMake macros
 # ===================
 SET(CONFIGURATION_ROOT_DIR $ENV{CONFIGURATION_ROOT_DIR} CACHE PATH "Path to the Salome CMake configuration files")
@@ -41,6 +35,11 @@ ELSE()
   MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "We absolutely need the Salome CMake configuration files, please define CONFIGURATION_ROOT_DIR !")
 ENDIF()
 
+# Versioning
+# ===========
+SALOME_SETUP_VERSION(9.8.0 DEVELOPMENT)
+MESSAGE(STATUS "Building ${PROJECT_NAME_UC} ${${PROJECT_NAME_UC}_VERSION} from \"${${PROJECT_NAME_UC}_GIT_SHA1}\"")
+
 # Find KERNEL
 # ===========
 SET(KERNEL_ROOT_DIR $ENV{KERNEL_ROOT_DIR} CACHE PATH "Path to the Salome KERNEL")
@@ -222,7 +221,6 @@ ENDIF(SALOME_BUILD_DOC)
 
 # Header configuration
 # ====================
-SALOME_XVERSION(${PROJECT_NAME})
 SALOME_CONFIGURE_FILE(NETGENPLUGIN_version.h.in NETGENPLUGIN_version.h INSTALL ${SALOME_INSTALL_HEADERS})
 
 # Configuration export
diff --git a/bin/VERSION.in b/bin/VERSION.in
index e88ff9f..e82b189 100644
--- a/bin/VERSION.in
+++ b/bin/VERSION.in
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [SALOME NETGENPLUGIN] : @SALOMENETGENPLUGIN_VERSION@
 [DEVELOPMENT]         : @SALOMENETGENPLUGIN_VERSION_DEV@
+[SHA1]                : @SALOMENETGENPLUGIN_GIT_SHA1@
 [DESCRIPTION]         : Netgen meshing plug-in for SALOME Mesh module