diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 45e401922..59aa94606 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ set(CMAKE_RELWITHDEBINFO_POSTFIX ""  CACHE STRING "add a postfix, usually empty
 set(CMAKE_MINSIZEREL_POSTFIX     ""  CACHE STRING "add a postfix, usually empty on windows")
 
 # read 'version' file into a variable (stripping any newlines or spaces)
-file(READ version versionFile)
+file(READ flightgear-version versionFile)
 if (NOT versionFile)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Unable to determine FlightGear version. Version file is missing.")
 endif()
diff --git a/version b/flightgear-version
similarity index 100%
rename from version
rename to flightgear-version