diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fe893fdf2d..d4eea531ca 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2367,7 +2367,6 @@ set(CONFIGURE_COMMAND "dummy-configure-command")
 if (NOT NETDATA_USER)
         set(NETDATA_USER "netdata")
 endif()
-set(VERSION "${GIT_DESCRIBE_OUTPUT}")
 
 configure_file(packaging/cmake/config.cmake.h.in config.h)
 
diff --git a/packaging/cmake/Modules/NetdataGoTools.cmake b/packaging/cmake/Modules/NetdataGoTools.cmake
index cc9e0e1112..6526c8d7bc 100644
--- a/packaging/cmake/Modules/NetdataGoTools.cmake
+++ b/packaging/cmake/Modules/NetdataGoTools.cmake
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL
 
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Debug)
-    set(GO_LDFLAGS "-X github.com/netdata/netdata/go/go.d.plugin/pkg/buildinfo.Version=${NETDATA_VERSION}")
+    set(GO_LDFLAGS "-X github.com/netdata/netdata/go/go.d.plugin/pkg/buildinfo.Version=${NETDATA_VERSION_STRING}")
 else()
-    set(GO_LDFLAGS "-w -s -X github.com/netdata/netdata/go/go.d.plugin/pkg/buildinfo.Version=${NETDATA_VERSION}")
+    set(GO_LDFLAGS "-w -s -X github.com/netdata/netdata/go/go.d.plugin/pkg/buildinfo.Version=${NETDATA_VERSION_STRING}")
 endif()
 
 # add_go_target: Add a new target that needs to be built using the Go toolchain.
diff --git a/packaging/cmake/Modules/NetdataVersion.cmake b/packaging/cmake/Modules/NetdataVersion.cmake
index 96f840b164..b4bdd43b07 100644
--- a/packaging/cmake/Modules/NetdataVersion.cmake
+++ b/packaging/cmake/Modules/NetdataVersion.cmake
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function(netdata_version)
         endif()
 
         string(STRIP ${GIT_DESCRIBE_OUTPUT} GIT_DESCRIBE_OUTPUT)
-        set(GIT_DESCRIBE_OUTPUT "${GIT_DESCRIBE_OUTPUT}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+        set(NETDATA_VERSION_STRING "${GIT_DESCRIBE_OUTPUT}" PARENT_SCOPE)
 
         string(REGEX MATCH "v?([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)-?([0-9]+)?-?([0-9a-zA-Z]+)?" MATCHES "${GIT_DESCRIBE_OUTPUT}")
         if(CMAKE_MATCH_COUNT EQUAL 3)
diff --git a/packaging/cmake/config.cmake.h.in b/packaging/cmake/config.cmake.h.in
index cc74f37121..5494782a5a 100644
--- a/packaging/cmake/config.cmake.h.in
+++ b/packaging/cmake/config.cmake.h.in
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 #define NETDATA_VERSION_TWEAK "@NETDATA_VERSION_TWEAK@"
 #define NETDATA_VERSION_DESCR "@NETDATA_VERSION_DESCR@"
 
-#define NETDATA_VERSION "@GIT_DESCRIBE_OUTPUT@"
+#define NETDATA_VERSION "@NETDATA_VERSION_STRING@"
 
 #define ENABLE_JSONC 1