diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f20a3867..c9350470 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ jobs:
         run: xcrun stapler staple --verbose Gqrx.dmg
       - name: Rename DMG
         run: |
-          GQRX_VERSION=$(<version.txt)
+          GQRX_VERSION=$(<build/version.txt)
           mv Gqrx.dmg Gqrx-$GQRX_VERSION.dmg
       - name: Save artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 58a00a92..ba928a43 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 /*.dmg
 /AppDir/
 /Gqrx.app/
-/version.txt
 .idea/
 cmake-build*/
 /CMakeLists.txt.user
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3bd65e58..aad41156 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ else()
     )
 endif()
 add_definitions(-DVERSION="${VERSION}")
-file(WRITE version.txt ${VERSION})
+file(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/version.txt ${VERSION})
 
 set(PACKAGE ${PROJECT_NAME})
 
diff --git a/appimage.sh b/appimage.sh
index 299e2e40..19b43554 100755
--- a/appimage.sh
+++ b/appimage.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ echo "                Starting to build the AppImage..."
 echo "==================================================================="
 echo ""
 
-export VERSION=$(<version.txt)
+export VERSION=$(<build/version.txt)
 
 # version notice
 echo "You are building Gqrx version: $VERSION"
diff --git a/macos_bundle.sh b/macos_bundle.sh
index aef05283..e572126f 100755
--- a/macos_bundle.sh
+++ b/macos_bundle.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
-GQRX_VERSION=$(<version.txt)
+GQRX_VERSION=$(<build/version.txt)
 IDENTITY=Y3GC27WZ4S
 
 mkdir -p Gqrx.app/Contents/MacOS