diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 012aa3a..4325334 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -56,4 +56,6 @@ Thumbs.db
 
 # Dependencies
 deps/
-vendor/ 
+vendor/
+
+src/version.hpp 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f0c9e47..165e00e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ set(PROJECT_VERSION "${CURRENT_YEAR}.${CURRENT_MONTH}${CURRENT_DAY}.${CURRENT_HO
 string(TIMESTAMP RELEASE_DATE "%Y-%m-%d")
 
 # Configure version.hpp file
-configure_file(
-    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/version.hpp.in"
-    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/src/version.hpp"
-    @ONLY
+file(GENERATE
+    OUTPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/src/version.hpp"
+    INPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/version.hpp.in"
 )
 
 # Set CMAKE_MODULE_PATH to include our custom find modules
diff --git a/src/version.hpp b/src/version.hpp
index ec52c09..5354116 100644
--- a/src/version.hpp
+++ b/src/version.hpp
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ const std::string RELEASE_DATE = "NEVER";
 const std::string AUTHOR = "j842";
 const std::string LICENSE = "MIT";
 
-} // namespace dropshell 
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace dropshell