diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b90abef6..4bada5a9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
-project(admc VERSION 0.3.1)
+
+# You can get version from spec by first finding Versions keyword.
+# After that you can use awk to split line by : and then select second part of it.
+# Finally you want to clear all the spaces around version.
+# OUTPUT_VARIABLE argument of execute_process allows you to capture output of the command.
+execute_process(
+    COMMAND
+    bash -c "grep Version: .gear/admc.spec | awk -F\":\" '{ print $2 }' | tr -d [:space:]"
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE GEAR_VERSION
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
+
+# To ensure that we have indeed captured the project version we use message to provide us with console output.
+message(STATUS "Project version is: " ${GEAR_VERSION})
+
+project(admc VERSION ${GEAR_VERSION})
 
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH
     ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}