diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f8be8971..ba552432a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -956,6 +956,11 @@ install( FILES
 
 ##### pkg-config #################################
 
+execute_process(
+  COMMAND awk "/^#define TDE_VERSION_MAJOR/,/^#define TDE_VERSION_RELEASE/{ v[++i]=$3 }; END { print v[1]\".\"v[2]\".\"v[3] };"
+  INPUT_FILE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tdecore/tdeversion.h
+  OUTPUT_VARIABLE TDE_RELEASE_NUM
+  OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE )
 configure_file( tdelibs.pc.cmake tdelibs.pc @ONLY )
 install( FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/tdelibs.pc DESTINATION ${PKGCONFIG_INSTALL_DIR} )
 
diff --git a/tdelibs.pc.cmake b/tdelibs.pc.cmake
index 2136f2b87..7c5479bbb 100644
--- a/tdelibs.pc.cmake
+++ b/tdelibs.pc.cmake
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ libdir=@LIB_INSTALL_DIR@
 includedir=@INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR@
 
 Name: TDELibs
+Version: @TDE_RELEASE_NUM@
 Description: Core libraries for Trinity