diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3378c5d45a162c3dc5b461d0b7a34a0193a0a9ac..eeba1f54b00a43257ab041cbe015046fbdadd28d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ project(libcaosdb
 
 # override options with variables (globally)
 # needed for turning off unused code from grpc
-cmake_policy(SET CMP0077 NEW) 
+cmake_policy(SET CMP0077 NEW)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ ${_PROTOBUF_LIBPROTOBUF})
 # These variables slightly modify the install location to allow for version
 # specific installations.
 option(INSTALL_DIR_NAME "libcaosdb-${libcaosdb_VERSION}")
-set(libcaosdb_INCLUDE_DEST "include/libcaosdb-${libcaosdb_VERSION}")
-set(libcaosdb_LIB_DEST "lib/libcaosdb-${libcaosdb_VERSION}")
+set(libcaosdb_INCLUDE_DEST "include/${INSTALL_DIR_NAME}")
+set(libcaosdb_LIB_DEST "lib/${INSTALL_DIR_NAME}")
 
 
 # generator expressions are needed for the include directories, since