--- a/CMakeLists.txt	Sun Dec 09 22:38:17 2018 +0100
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt	Tue Dec 18 21:39:44 2018 +0100
@@ -14,6 +14,21 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-project (relpipe-lib-writer.cpp)
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+
+set(PROJECT_CODE         "relpipe-lib-writer")
+set(PROJECT_TITLE        "Relational pipes - lib - writer (C++)")
+set(PROJECT_DESCRIPTION  "C++ library for writing data in relpipe format")
+
+
+# The project version should be specified as "cmake -DPROJECT_VERSION=x.y.z" or is derived from current mercurial tag. If current revision has no tag, default version is set:
+if(NOT DEFINED PROJECT_VERSION)
+	execute_process(
+		COMMAND bash -c "hg log -r '.' --template '{latesttag}:{latesttagdistance}:{branch}\\n' | sed -E -e 's/v(.*):0:.*/\\1/g' -e 's/.*:.*:v_(.*)/\\1.9999/g' | grep -E '^[0-9.]+$'"
+		WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}        OUTPUT_VARIABLE PROJECT_VERSION        RESULT_VARIABLE VERSION_ERROR_CODE        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+	)
+endif()
+
+cmake_policy(SET CMP0048 NEW)
+project (${PROJECT_CODE}.cpp VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION})
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10.2)
 add_subdirectory (src)