diff --git a/cmake/macros.cmake b/cmake/macros.cmake
index 6ec996591..b00df32d7 100644
--- a/cmake/macros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros.cmake
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ endfunction()
 macro(set_maxscale_version)
 
   # MaxScale version number
-  set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_MAJOR "1")
-  set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_MINOR "2")
-  set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_PATCH "0")
+  set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_MAJOR "1" CACHE STRING "Major version")
+  set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_MINOR "2" CACHE STRING "Minor version")
+  set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_PATCH "0" CACHE STRING "Patch version")
   set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_NUMERIC "${MAXSCALE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${MAXSCALE_VERSION_MINOR}.${MAXSCALE_VERSION_PATCH}")
   set(MAXSCALE_VERSION "${MAXSCALE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${MAXSCALE_VERSION_MINOR}.${MAXSCALE_VERSION_PATCH}")
 
   # This should be incremented each time a package is rebuilt
-  set(MAXSCALE_BUILD_NUMBER 1)
+  set(MAXSCALE_BUILD_NUMBER 1 CACHE STRING "Release number")
 endmacro()
 
 macro(set_variables)