diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f02cbf51..b2f51cd0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DPROJECT_PREFIX="${PROJECT_PREFIX}")
 ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DPROJECT_VERSION="${PROJECT_VERSION}")
 ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DPROJECT_NAME="${PROJECT_NAME}")
 
+CONFIGURE_FILE(snap/snapcraft.yaml.in ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/snap/snapcraft.yaml)
+message(STATUS "\"snap/snapcraft.yaml\" has been generated with version \"${PROJECT_VERSION}\". To create a snap, do \"snapcraft\" in find-object's root directory.")
+
 ####### DEPENDENCIES #######
 FIND_PACKAGE(OpenCV REQUIRED) # tested on 2.3.1
 
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml.in
similarity index 98%
rename from snap/snapcraft.yaml
rename to snap/snapcraft.yaml.in
index 99b8cb3c..932ad263 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: find-object
 base: core18
-version: '0.6.2+git'
+version: '@PROJECT_VERSION@+git'
 summary: Find-Object project, visit http://introlab.github.io/find-object/
 description: |
   Features: