diff --git i/CMakeLists.txt w/CMakeLists.txt
index 1298088..73a5c2d 100644
--- i/CMakeLists.txt
+++ w/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #CMake script for Spheres of Influence
 #Run 'cmake <source_directory>' to generate a makefile
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 #definitions
 set(PROJECT_NAME "Spheres\ of\ Influence")
 set(APP_NAME soi)
-set(PROJECT_VERSION 0 1 2)
+set(PROJECT_VERSION "0.1.2")
 set(DESCRIPTION "A physics-based 3D puzzle game")
 set(README README.txt)
 set(LICENSE ${README})
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/${EXTRA_MODULES_IN}")
 
 #declare the project
-project(${PROJECT_NAME})
+project(${PROJECT_NAME} VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION})
 
 #grab source files
 file(GLOB_RECURSE HEADERS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/*.h)
@@ -105,18 +105,13 @@ endif()
 #declare the target program
 add_executable(${APP_NAME} ${SOURCES} ${EXTRA_SOURCES} ${HEADERS})
 
-#extract the proper versioning breakdown
-list(GET PROJECT_VERSION 0 VERSION_MAJOR )
-list(GET PROJECT_VERSION 1 VERSION_MINOR )
-list(GET PROJECT_VERSION 2 VERSION_PATCH )
-
 #add some useful preprocessor defines
 set_property(
     TARGET ${APP_NAME} PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS
     ${COMPILEDEFS}
 #     PROJECT_NAME="${PROJECT_NAME}"
 #     AUTHOR_NAMES="${AUTHORS}"
-#     PROJECT_VERSION="${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}"
+#     PROJECT_VERSION="${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH}"
 )
 
 #pass on the flags
@@ -168,9 +163,9 @@ set(CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_NAME})
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE ${README})
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY ${DESCRIPTION})
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION ${DESCRIPTION})
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR ${VERSION_MAJOR})
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR ${VERSION_MINOR})
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH ${VERSION_PATCH})
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR})
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR ${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR})
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH ${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH})
 #set(CPACK_PACKAGE_EXECUTABLES "${APP_NAME}";${PROJECT_NAME})
 set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_README ${README})
 set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/${LICENSE})