diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f73470df..50801cdc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ option(LLAMA_LLGUIDANCE "llama-common: include LLGuidance library for structured
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/build-info.cmake)
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/common.cmake)
 
+if (NOT DEFINED LLAMA_BUILD_NUMBER)
+    set(LLAMA_BUILD_NUMBER        ${BUILD_NUMBER})
+endif()
+if (NOT DEFINED LLAMA_BUILD_COMMIT)
+    set(LLAMA_BUILD_COMMIT        ${BUILD_COMMIT})
+endif()
+set(LLAMA_INSTALL_VERSION 0.0.${BUILD_NUMBER})
+
 # override ggml options
 set(GGML_ALL_WARNINGS   ${LLAMA_ALL_WARNINGS})
 set(GGML_FATAL_WARNINGS ${LLAMA_FATAL_WARNINGS})
@@ -155,6 +163,8 @@ if (LLAMA_USE_SYSTEM_GGML)
 endif()
 
 if (NOT TARGET ggml AND NOT LLAMA_USE_SYSTEM_GGML)
+    set(GGML_BUILD_NUMBER ${LLAMA_BUILD_NUMBER})
+    set(GGML_BUILD_COMMIT ${LLAMA_BUILD_COMMIT})
     add_subdirectory(ggml)
     # ... otherwise assume ggml is added by a parent CMakeLists.txt
 endif()
@@ -204,10 +214,6 @@ endif()
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 
-set(LLAMA_BUILD_NUMBER        ${BUILD_NUMBER})
-set(LLAMA_BUILD_COMMIT        ${BUILD_COMMIT})
-set(LLAMA_INSTALL_VERSION 0.0.${BUILD_NUMBER})
-
 set(LLAMA_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR} CACHE PATH "Location of header  files")
 set(LLAMA_LIB_INSTALL_DIR     ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}     CACHE PATH "Location of library files")
 set(LLAMA_BIN_INSTALL_DIR     ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}     CACHE PATH "Location of binary  files")
diff --git a/common/build-info.cpp.in b/common/build-info.cpp.in
index 0b945aa6..aee9d7ea 100644
--- a/common/build-info.cpp.in
+++ b/common/build-info.cpp.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-int LLAMA_BUILD_NUMBER = @BUILD_NUMBER@;
-char const *LLAMA_COMMIT = "@BUILD_COMMIT@";
+int LLAMA_BUILD_NUMBER = @LLAMA_BUILD_NUMBER@;
+char const *LLAMA_COMMIT = "@LLAMA_BUILD_COMMIT@";
 char const *LLAMA_COMPILER = "@BUILD_COMPILER@";
 char const *LLAMA_BUILD_TARGET = "@BUILD_TARGET@";