diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 20f7a50d1..53101ee3a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ ecm_setup_version(1.4.0
     VERSION_HEADER ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/kdeconnect-version.h
 )
 
+# Make the version header available by linking against kdeconnectversion
+add_library(kdeconnectversion INTERFACE)
+target_include_directories(kdeconnectversion INTERFACE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+
 if (SAILFISHOS)
     set(KF5_REQUIRED_COMPONENTS I18n CoreAddons Config)
     set(KF5_OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS)
diff --git a/cli/CMakeLists.txt b/cli/CMakeLists.txt
index 23a97aa4b..647958802 100644
--- a/cli/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cli/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@ add_definitions(-DTRANSLATION_DOMAIN=\"kdeconnect-cli\")
 add_executable(kdeconnect-cli kdeconnect-cli.cpp)
 ecm_mark_nongui_executable(kdeconnect-cli)
 
-target_include_directories(kdeconnect-cli PUBLIC ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
-
 target_link_libraries(kdeconnect-cli
     kdeconnectinterfaces
     kdeconnectcore
+    kdeconnectversion
     KF5::CoreAddons
     KF5::I18n
 )
diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 92f57a12b..2778ed1f3 100644
--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ set(kdeconnectcore_SRCS
 
 add_library(kdeconnectcore ${kdeconnectcore_SRCS})
 
-target_include_directories(kdeconnectcore PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
+target_include_directories(kdeconnectcore PUBLIC ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 target_link_libraries(kdeconnectcore
 PUBLIC
diff --git a/daemon/CMakeLists.txt b/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
index 310ad6092..4f1e3c5e9 100644
--- a/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(
     EXPORT kdeconnect-kde DESCRIPTION "kdeconnect (daemon)")
 
 add_executable(kdeconnectd kdeconnectd.cpp ${debug_file_SRCS})
-target_include_directories(kdeconnectd PUBLIC ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
-target_link_libraries(kdeconnectd kdeconnectcore KF5::KIOWidgets KF5::DBusAddons KF5::Notifications KF5::I18n Qt5::Widgets)
+target_link_libraries(kdeconnectd kdeconnectcore kdeconnectversion KF5::KIOWidgets KF5::DBusAddons KF5::Notifications KF5::I18n Qt5::Widgets)
 
 ecm_mark_nongui_executable(kdeconnectd)
 
diff --git a/indicator/CMakeLists.txt b/indicator/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f46e5143..6c4027362 100644
--- a/indicator/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/indicator/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ else ()
 endif()
 
 add_executable(kdeconnect-indicator ${indicator_SRCS})
-target_include_directories(kdeconnect-indicator PUBLIC ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
-target_link_libraries(kdeconnect-indicator Qt5::Widgets KF5::CoreAddons KF5::I18n KF5::Notifications KF5::DBusAddons KF5::KCMUtils kdeconnectinterfaces kdeconnectcore)
+target_link_libraries(kdeconnect-indicator Qt5::Widgets KF5::CoreAddons KF5::I18n KF5::Notifications KF5::DBusAddons KF5::KCMUtils kdeconnectinterfaces kdeconnectcore kdeconnectversion)
 if (WIN32)
     add_compile_definitions(QSYSTRAY)
 endif()
diff --git a/kcmplugin/CMakeLists.txt b/kcmplugin/CMakeLists.txt
index f95e33cda..7cc35c859 100644
--- a/kcmplugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kcmplugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ set_target_properties(kdeconnectpluginkcm PROPERTIES
     SOVERSION ${KDECONNECT_VERSION_MAJOR}
 )
 
-target_include_directories(kdeconnectpluginkcm PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 generate_export_header(kdeconnectpluginkcm EXPORT_FILE_NAME kdeconnectpluginkcm_export.h BASE_NAME kdeconnectpluginkcm)
 
 # Remove NAMELINK_SKIP if/when headers are being installed and the library becomes public.
diff --git a/smsapp/CMakeLists.txt b/smsapp/CMakeLists.txt
index 07dd6beef..f7ef1e5c8 100644
--- a/smsapp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/smsapp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ add_library(kdeconnectsmshelper STATIC
     ${smshelper_debug_file_SRCS}
 )
 
-target_include_directories(kdeconnectsmshelper PUBLIC ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+target_include_directories(kdeconnectsmshelper PUBLIC ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 target_link_libraries(kdeconnectsmshelper
     PUBLIC
@@ -43,11 +43,10 @@ add_executable(kdeconnect-sms
     resources.qrc
     ${sms_debug_files_SRCS})
 
-target_include_directories(kdeconnect-sms PUBLIC ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
-
 target_link_libraries(kdeconnect-sms
     kdeconnectsmshelper
     kdeconnectinterfaces
+    kdeconnectversion
     Qt5::Quick
     Qt5::Widgets
     KF5::CoreAddons
diff --git a/urlhandler/CMakeLists.txt b/urlhandler/CMakeLists.txt
index 2006235a3..0ef5cfe53 100644
--- a/urlhandler/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/urlhandler/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ ki18n_wrap_ui(telhandler_SRCS dialog.ui)
 
 add_executable(kdeconnect-handler kdeconnect-handler.cpp ${telhandler_SRCS})
 
-target_include_directories(kdeconnect-handler PUBLIC ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
-
 target_link_libraries(kdeconnect-handler
     kdeconnectinterfaces
     kdeconnectcore
+    kdeconnectversion
     Qt5::Widgets
     KF5::CoreAddons
     KF5::I18n