diff --git a/.github/workflows/sdrangel.yml b/.github/workflows/sdrangel.yml
index 7d8aae819..cd9fd9d0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sdrangel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sdrangel.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ jobs:
           echo github.workspace: ${{ github.workspace }}
       - name: Get version
         id: get_version
-        run: echo "version=$(git describe --tags | cut -c2-)" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: echo "version=$(grep sdrangel_VERSION CMakeCache.txt  | cut -d "=" -f2)" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        #run: echo "version=$(git describe --tags | cut -c2-)" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Diplay version
+        run:
+          echo ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
       - name: Install basic dependencies on Windows
         if: startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'windows')
         run: |
@@ -107,7 +111,8 @@ jobs:
         # Need with clause so git describe --tags works
       - name: Get version
         id: get_version
-        run: echo "version=$(git describe --tags | cut -c2-)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: echo "version=$(grep CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME CMakeCache.txt  | cut -d "=" -f2)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        #
         # Requires git fetch --tags upstream to have been run on the branch!
         #   git remote add upstream https://github.com/f4exb/sdrangel.git
         #   git fetch --tags upstream
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 893ff53e6..e6cf4cea8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ if(GIT_FOUND AND EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.git/")
     endif()
 endif()
 
-set(sdrangel_VERSION "${sdrangel_VERSION_MAJOR}.${sdrangel_VERSION_MINOR}.${sdrangel_VERSION_PATCH}${sdrangel_VERSION_SUFFIX}")
+set(sdrangel_VERSION "${sdrangel_VERSION_MAJOR}.${sdrangel_VERSION_MINOR}.${sdrangel_VERSION_PATCH}${sdrangel_VERSION_SUFFIX}" CACHE INTERNAL "")
 message(STATUS "${APPLICATION_NAME} Version: ${sdrangel_VERSION}")
 add_definitions("-DSDRANGEL_LIB_VERSION=\"${sdrangel_VERSION_MAJOR}.${sdrangel_VERSION_MINOR}.${sdrangel_VERSION_PATCH}\"")
 add_definitions("-DSDRANGEL_VERSION=\"${sdrangel_VERSION}\"")
diff --git a/cmake/cpack/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/cpack/CMakeLists.txt
index 318e20552..eceb09313 100644
--- a/cmake/cpack/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/cpack/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if(APPLE AND BUNDLE AND BUILD_GUI)
   set(CPACK_BUNDLE_ICON "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/cpack/sdrangel_icon.icns")
   set(CPACK_BUNDLE_PLIST "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Info.plist")
   set(CPACK_PACKAGE_ICON "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/cpack/sdrangel_icon.icns")
-  set(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}-${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION}_${CPACK_MACOS_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE}_${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}")
+  set(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}-${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION}_${CPACK_MACOS_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE}_${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}" CACHE INTERNAL "")
   set(CPACK_PRE_BUILD_SCRIPTS "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/deploy_mac.cmake")
 
   # copy SoapySDR Modules