diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f618c7fc..7b92d606 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ pkg_check_modules(GIO gio-2.0 REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET)
 find_package(KF6KirigamiAddons 0.6 REQUIRED)
 find_package(epoxy REQUIRED)
 find_package(XCB REQUIRED COMPONENTS XCB)
-find_package(KWinEffects 5.27.0 REQUIRED COMPONENTS
+find_package(KWinEffects ${PROJECT_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS
     kwineffects
 )