diff --git a/app/CMakeLists.txt b/app/CMakeLists.txt
index 442c112..a59bf06 100644
--- a/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13.1)
 find_package(Zephyr REQUIRED HINTS $ENV{ZEPHYR_BASE})
 
-project(app LANGUAGES C VERSION 1.0.0)
-
-configure_file(app_version.h.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/app/include/app_version.h)
-target_include_directories(app PRIVATE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/app/include src)
+project(app LANGUAGES C)
 
 target_sources(app PRIVATE src/main.c)
diff --git a/app/VERSION b/app/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16a1373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+VERSION_MAJOR = 1
+VERSION_MINOR = 0
+PATCHLEVEL = 0
+VERSION_TWEAK = 0
+EXTRAVERSION =
diff --git a/app/app_version.h.in b/app/app_version.h.in
deleted file mode 100644
index cfa55f4..0000000
--- a/app/app_version.h.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @file app_version.h
- *
- * Application version information.
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2021 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-#ifndef APP_VERSION_H_
-#define APP_VERSION_H_
-
-/** Application major version. */
-#define APP_VERSION_MAJOR ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}
-/** Application minor version. */
-#define APP_VERSION_MINOR ${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}
-/** Application patch version. */
-#define APP_VERSION_PATCH ${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH}
-
-/** Application version. */
-#define APP_VERSION \
-	((APP_VERSION_MAJOR << 16) + \
-	 (APP_VERSION_MINOR << 8) + \
-	  APP_VERSION_PATCH)
-
-/** Application version (string). */
-#define APP_VERSION_STR "${PROJECT_VERSION}"
-
-#endif /* APP_VERSION_H_ */
diff --git a/app/src/main.c b/app/src/main.c
index bdd08fe..0bf9b67 100644
--- a/app/src/main.c
+++ b/app/src/main.c
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/sensor.h>
-
-#include "app_version.h"
+#include <app_version.h>
 
 #include <zephyr/logging/log.h>
 LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(main, CONFIG_APP_LOG_LEVEL);
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ int main(void)
 	int ret;
 	const struct device *sensor;
 
-	printk("Zephyr Example Application %s\n", APP_VERSION_STR);
+	printk("Zephyr Example Application %s\n", APP_VERSION_STRING);
 
 	sensor = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_NODELABEL(examplesensor0));
 	if (!device_is_ready(sensor)) {