diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 38a98f78c..96d02b648 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ endif()
 
 # Set default values for cache entries and set the MaxScale version
 include(cmake/defaults.cmake)
-include(VERSION.cmake)
+include(VERSION21.cmake)
 include(ExternalProject)
 
 set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "RelWithDebInfo" CACHE STRING "Choose the type of build, options are: None(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS or CMAKE_C_FLAGS used) Debug Release RelWithDebInfo MinSizeRel.")
diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION20.cmake
similarity index 100%
rename from VERSION.cmake
rename to VERSION20.cmake
diff --git a/VERSION21.cmake b/VERSION21.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c79617932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION21.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# MaxScale version for CMake
+#
+# This file contains cache values for CMake which control MaxScale's version
+# number.
+
+set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_MAJOR "2" CACHE STRING "Major version")
+set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_MINOR "1" CACHE STRING "Minor version")
+set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_PATCH "3" CACHE STRING "Patch version")
+
+# This should only be incremented if a package is rebuilt
+set(MAXSCALE_BUILD_NUMBER 1 CACHE STRING "Release number")
+
+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}")