diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 98915faf0..9abf2750f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -142,16 +142,16 @@ if(IPO)
   endif()
 endif()
 
-if("0${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH}" GREATER 9)
-  message(SEND_ERROR "Invalid project patch version (the version is \"${PROJECT_VERSION}\", the patch part must be in range 0-9 if set)")
+if("0${DDNet_VERSION_PATCH}" GREATER 9)
+  message(SEND_ERROR "Invalid DDNet patch version (the version is \"${DDNet_VERSION}\", the patch part must be in range 0-9 if set)")
 endif()
-if(${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR} GREATER 99)
-  message(SEND_ERROR "Invalid project minor version (the version is \"${PROJECT_VERSION}\", the minor part must be in range 0-99)")
+if(${DDNet_VERSION_MINOR} GREATER 99)
+  message(SEND_ERROR "Invalid DDNet minor version (the version is \"${DDNet_VERSION}\", the minor part must be in range 0-99)")
 endif()
-if(${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR} GREATER 9)
-  set(CLIENT_VERSIONNR ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH})
+if(${DDNet_VERSION_MINOR} GREATER 9)
+  set(DDNET_VERSION_NUMBER ${DDNet_VERSION_MAJOR}${DDNet_VERSION_MINOR}${DDNet_VERSION_PATCH})
 else()
-  set(CLIENT_VERSIONNR ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}0${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH})
+  set(DDNET_VERSION_NUMBER ${DDNet_VERSION_MAJOR}0${DDNet_VERSION_MINOR}${DDNet_VERSION_PATCH})
 endif()
 
 configure_file(src/game/version.h.in ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/src/game/version.h)
diff --git a/src/engine/server/server.cpp b/src/engine/server/server.cpp
index 649bf6934..aeff8a1ab 100644
--- a/src/engine/server/server.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/server/server.cpp
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ int CServer::GetClientVersion(int ClientID) const
 {
 	// Assume latest client version for server demos
 	if(ClientID == SERVER_DEMO_CLIENT)
-		return CLIENT_VERSIONNR;
+		return DDNET_VERSION_NUMBER;
 
 	CClientInfo Info;
 	if(GetClientInfo(ClientID, &Info))
diff --git a/src/game/client/gameclient.cpp b/src/game/client/gameclient.cpp
index 0561942aa..8c7b1d7e6 100644
--- a/src/game/client/gameclient.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/gameclient.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
 const char *CGameClient::Version() const { return GAME_VERSION; }
 const char *CGameClient::NetVersion() const { return GAME_NETVERSION; }
-int CGameClient::DDNetVersion() const { return CLIENT_VERSIONNR; }
+int CGameClient::DDNetVersion() const { return DDNET_VERSION_NUMBER; }
 const char *CGameClient::DDNetVersionStr() const { return m_aDDNetVersionStr; }
 const char *CGameClient::GetItemName(int Type) const { return m_NetObjHandler.GetObjName(Type); }
 
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@ void CGameClient::OnNewSnapshot()
 			continue;
 		}
 		CMsgPacker Msg(NETMSGTYPE_CL_ISDDNETLEGACY, false);
-		Msg.AddInt(CLIENT_VERSIONNR);
+		Msg.AddInt(DDNetVersion());
 		Client()->SendMsg(i, &Msg, MSGFLAG_VITAL);
 		m_aDDRaceMsgSent[i] = true;
 	}
diff --git a/src/game/version.h.in b/src/game/version.h.in
index 87be713d3..f1fb9e093 100644
--- a/src/game/version.h.in
+++ b/src/game/version.h.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #define GAME_RELEASE_VERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION}"
 #define GAME_VERSION "0.6.4, " GAME_RELEASE_VERSION
 #define GAME_NETVERSION "0.6 626fce9a778df4d4"
-#define CLIENT_VERSIONNR ${CLIENT_VERSIONNR}
+#define DDNET_VERSION_NUMBER ${DDNET_VERSION_NUMBER}
 extern const char *GIT_SHORTREV_HASH;
 #define GAME_NAME "DDNet"
 #endif