1diff --git a/cmake/AutotoolsVersion.cmake b/cmake/AutotoolsVersion.cmake
2index f93f5cf0..fd33df59 100644
3--- a/cmake/AutotoolsVersion.cmake
4+++ b/cmake/AutotoolsVersion.cmake
5@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ set(LIBTIFF_VERSION "${LIBTIFF_MAJOR_VERSION}.${LIBTIFF_MINOR_VERSION}.${LIBTIFF
6 set(LIBTIFF_VERSION_FULL "${LIBTIFF_VERSION}${LIBTIFF_ALPHA_VERSION}")
7
8 # Get release version from file VERSION
9-FILE(STRINGS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/VERSION" LIBTIFF_RELEASE_VERSION)
10+FILE(STRINGS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/VERSION.txt" LIBTIFF_RELEASE_VERSION)
11
12 # Package date - get it from file RELEASE-DATE
13 FILE(STRINGS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/RELEASE-DATE" LIBTIFF_RELEASE_DATE)