diff --git a/cmake/pkgconfig.in b/cmake/pkgconfig.in
index baeb394dd..15d1aae3b 100644
--- a/cmake/pkgconfig.in
+++ b/cmake/pkgconfig.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ libdir=@PKGCONFIG_LIBRARY_DIR@
 
 Name: libOSRM
 Description: Project OSRM library
-Version: v@OSRM_VERSION@
+Version: @OSRM_VERSION@
 Requires:
 Libs: -L${libdir} -losrm @PKGCONFIG_OSRM_LDFLAGS@
 Libs.private: @PKGCONFIG_OSRM_DEPENDENT_LIBRARIES@