diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-cmake-pkg.yml b/.github/workflows/build-cmake-pkg.yml
index 5becff09c1..a07e66d4f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-cmake-pkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-cmake-pkg.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ jobs:
           tclsh <<'EOF'
           set build(commit)  [string trim [exec git rev-parse --short HEAD]]
           set build(number)  [string trim [exec git rev-list  --count HEAD]]
-          set build(version) "0.0.$build(number)"
+
+          set cmakelists [read [open "CMakeLists.txt" r]]
+          regexp {set\(LLAMA_VERSION_MAJOR\s+(\d+)\)} $cmakelists -> major
+          regexp {set\(LLAMA_VERSION_MINOR\s+(\d+)\)} $cmakelists -> minor
+          regexp {set\(LLAMA_VERSION_PATCH\s+(\d+)\)} $cmakelists -> patch
+          set build(version) "$major.$minor.$patch-dev-b$build(number)"
 
           set llamaconfig [read [open "$env(LLAMA_CONFIG)" r]]
           set checks [list "set\\(LLAMA_VERSION     \\s+$build(version)\\)" \