diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c7f87c35..b3ffc807 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 # Version number for Synergy
-set(VERSION_MAJOR 1)
-set(VERSION_MINOR 9)
-set(VERSION_REV 0)
-set(VERSION_STAGE beta)
 set(VERSION "${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_REV}")
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
diff --git a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
index a249b544..f640f19a 100644
--- a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ if (WIN32)
 endif()
 
 qt5_use_modules (synergyx Core Widgets Network)
-target_link_libraries (synergyx ${DNSSD_LIB} shared)
+target_link_libraries (synergyx shared)
+target_compile_definitions (synergyx PRIVATE -DVERSION_STAGE="${VERSION_STAGE}")
+target_compile_definitions (synergyx PRIVATE -DVERSION_REVISION="")
 
 if (WIN32)
-    set_target_properties (synergyx PROPERTIES 
-                           LINK_FLAGS "/NODEFAULTLIB:LIBCMT")
+	target_link_libraries (synergyx ${DNSSD_LIB})
+    set_target_properties (synergyx PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "/NODEFAULTLIB:LIBCMT")
 endif()