diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6e9f4cc..bf92061 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt	
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -430,7 +430,8 @@ endif (USE_MPEG)
 #######################################################################
 add_custom_target(ng_generate_version_file
   ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-    -DBDIR=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
+    -DBDIR=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
+    -DNETGEN_VERSION_GIT=${NETGEN_VERSION_GIT}
     -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/cmake/generate_version_file.cmake
     )
 #######################################################################