diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index e1e06b04ea..10ef70ea56 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ option(WITH_ZSTD "Use Zstd compression in RocksDB writes" OFF)
 option(USERSPACE_PYTHON_PREFIX "Installs IfcPython for the current user only instead of system-wide." OFF)
 option(USE_DEBUG_PYTHON "Use debug binaries when building Debug IfcPython on Windows." OFF)
 option(ADD_COMMIT_SHA "Add commit sha and branch in version number, requires git" OFF)
+option(VERSION_OVERRIDE "Override the version defined in buildinfo.cpp with the file VERSION in the repository root" OFF)
 
 set(
     PYTHON_MODULE_INSTALL_DIR