diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 538f8f9c..d5ec96f4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ endif()
 # Windows installer
 #
 if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Windows")
+        set (BARRIER_WIX_VERSION "${BARRIER_VERSION_MAJOR}.${BARRIER_VERSION_MINOR}.${BARRIER_VERSION_PATCH}")
         message (STATUS "Configuring the wix installer")
         configure_files (${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/dist/wix ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/installer-wix)
         message (STATUS "Configuring the inno installer")
diff --git a/dist/wix/Include.wxi.in b/dist/wix/Include.wxi.in
index 652d203a..c227521f 100644
--- a/dist/wix/Include.wxi.in
+++ b/dist/wix/Include.wxi.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Include>
     <?define Name="Barrier" ?>
-    <?define Version="@BARRIER_VERSION@" ?>
+    <?define Version="@BARRIER_WIX_VERSION@" ?>
     <?define QtVersion="@QT_VERSION@" ?>
     <?define Author="Debauchee Open Source Group" ?>
     <?define BinPath="@CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY@/$(var.Configuration)" ?>