diff --git a/rpm/nemo-qml-plugin-devicelock.spec b/rpm/nemo-qml-plugin-devicelock.spec
index 2b56d4e..5e4e330 100644
--- a/rpm/nemo-qml-plugin-devicelock.spec
+++ b/rpm/nemo-qml-plugin-devicelock.spec
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Requires:   pkgconfig(nemodbus)
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}
 
 %build
-%qmake5
+%qmake5 "VERSION=%{version}"
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
diff --git a/src/nemo-devicelock/lib.pro b/src/nemo-devicelock/lib.pro
index 7ecf08c..113fb43 100644
--- a/src/nemo-devicelock/lib.pro
+++ b/src/nemo-devicelock/lib.pro
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_DESCRIPTION = Library for Nemo device lock.
 QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_LIBDIR = $$target.path
 QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_INCDIR = /usr/include
 QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_DESTDIR = pkgconfig
+QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_VERSION = $$VERSION
 
 INSTALLS += \
         private_headers \