diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bbce2bc6f..e11ba9863 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 option(IMHEX_OFFLINE_BUILD "Enable offline build" OFF)
 option(IMHEX_PATTERNS_PULL_MASTER "Download latest files from master branch of the ImHex-Patterns repo" OFF)
 
-# Setup project
-loadVersion(IMHEX_VERSION)
-set(IMHEX_VERSION ${IMHEX_VERSION} PARENT_SCOPE)
-project(imhex VERSION ${IMHEX_VERSION})
-
 # Basic compiler and cmake configurations
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 23)
 set(IMHEX_BASE_FOLDER ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${IMHEX_BASE_FOLDER}/cmake/modules")
 include("${IMHEX_BASE_FOLDER}/cmake/build_helpers.cmake")
 
+# Setup project
+loadVersion(IMHEX_VERSION)
+setVariableInParent(IMHEX_VERSION ${IMHEX_VERSION})
+project(imhex VERSION ${IMHEX_VERSION})
+
 # Make sure project is configured correctly
 setDefaultBuiltTypeIfUnset()
 detectBadClone()
diff --git a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
index db14b1ec0..affdddff1 100644
--- a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
@@ -293,6 +293,15 @@ macro(detectBadClone)
     endforeach ()
 endmacro()
 
+macro(setVariableInParent variable value)
+    get_directory_property(hasParent PARENT_DIRECTORY)
+
+    if (hasParent)
+        set(${variable} "${${value}}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+    else ()
+        set(${variable} "${value}")
+    endif ()
+endmacro()
 
 function(downloadImHexPatternsFiles dest)
     if (NOT IMHEX_OFFLINE_BUILD)