diff --git a/cmake/ProjectGitVersion.cmake b/cmake/ProjectGitVersion.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e4327f
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+++ b/cmake/ProjectGitVersion.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+find_package(Git REQUIRED)
+
+macro(prepare_git_version VERSION_VARIABLE FALLBACK_VERSION)
+    set(${VERSION_VARIABLE}-version_files ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${VERSION_VARIABLE}.h)
+    add_custom_target(target-${VERSION_VARIABLE} DEPENDS build_version_fake_file-${VERSION_VARIABLE})
+    add_custom_command(OUTPUT build_version_fake_file-${VERSION_VARIABLE} ${${VERSION_VARIABLE}-version_files}
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -DGIT_EXECUTABLE=${GIT_EXECUTABLE}
+            -DVERSION_VARIABLE=${VERSION_VARIABLE}
+            -DFALLBACK_VERSION=${FALLBACK_VERSION}
+            -DPROJECT_NAME=${PROJECT_NAME}
+            -DPROJECT_SOURCE_DIR=${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
+            -DPROJECT_BINARY_DIR=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}
+            -P ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/ProjectGitVersionRunner.cmake)
+    set_source_files_properties(${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${${VERSION_VARIABLE}.h}
+        PROPERTIES
+        GENERATED TRUE
+        HEADER_FILE_ONLY TRUE)
+endmacro()