diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a569a47..54d829c0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4)
 
 # Version number for Synergy
+if(DEFINED ENV{SYNERGY_VERSION_MAJOR})
+    set (VERSION_MAJOR $ENV{SYNERGY_VERSION_MAJOR})
+    set (VERSION_MINOR $ENV{SYNERGY_VERSION_MINOR})
+    set (VERSION_REV $ENV{SYNERGY_VERSION_PATCH})
+    set (VERSION_STAGE $ENV{SYNERGY_VERSION_STAGE})
+else()
+    message (WARNING "Synergy version number not set in build environment. Defaulting")
+    set (VERSION_MAJOR 1)
+    set (VERSION_MINOR 9)
+    set (VERSION_REV 0)
+    set (VERSION_STAGE git)
+endif()
+
 set(VERSION "${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_REV}")
 set(SYNERGY_VERSION "${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_REV}")
 
diff --git a/Config.properties b/Config.properties
index 0bc7c28f..2aaa42d5 100644
--- a/Config.properties
+++ b/Config.properties
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 SYNERGY_VERSION_MAJOR = 1
 SYNERGY_VERSION_MINOR = 9
 SYNERGY_VERSION_PATCH = 0
-SYNERGY_VERSION_LABEL = git
+SYNERGY_VERSION_STAGE = git