diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e824c0a0..04331a73 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -80,10 +80,13 @@ add_custom_target(
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
         -DPROJECT_SOURCE_DIR=${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
         -DPROJECT_BINARY_DIR=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}
+        -DOUTPUT_FILE="${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/src/version_info.txt"
         -P ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}/CreateGitVersionInfo.cmake 
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
     COMMENT "Generating version info"
 )
+
+set_property( DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY ADDITIONAL_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES "${OUTPUT_FILE}")
 #include( ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}/CreateGitVersionInfo.cmake )
 #create_git_version_info( ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} )
 
diff --git a/CMakeModules/CreateGitVersionInfo.cmake b/CMakeModules/CreateGitVersionInfo.cmake
index c9c62713..df11b5f0 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/CreateGitVersionInfo.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/CreateGitVersionInfo.cmake
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ Published on ${KICAD_VERSION_DATE}
 
     set( _wvi_write_version_file ON )
 
-    set( OUTPUT_FILE "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/src/version_info.txt")
+    #set( OUTPUT_FILE "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/src/version_info.txt")
+
+
 
     # Only write the header if it has changed, to avoid rebuilds
     if( EXISTS ${OUTPUT_FILE} )