diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ee826f6c8..b86fc76e1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ add_subdirectory(dbcon/mysql)
 if(NOT TARGET columnstore)
     return()
 endif()
+# releasenum is used by external scripts for various tasks. Leave it alone.
+columnstore_install_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/build/releasenum ${ENGINE_SUPPORTDIR})
+columnstore_install_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/gitversionEngine ${ENGINE_SUPPORTDIR})
 
 set(COMPONENTS
     utils
diff --git a/cmake/configureEngine.cmake b/cmake/configureEngine.cmake
index cd8bff26a..0e909ff43 100644
--- a/cmake/configureEngine.cmake
+++ b/cmake/configureEngine.cmake
@@ -771,12 +771,8 @@ else()
     set(GIT_VERSION "source")
 endif()
 
-# releasenum is used by external scripts for various tasks. Leave it alone.
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/build/releasenum.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/build/releasenum IMMEDIATE)
-columnstore_install_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/build/releasenum ${ENGINE_SUPPORTDIR})
 
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/columnstoreversion.h.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/columnstoreversion.h)
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mcsconfig.h.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mcsconfig.h)
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/gitversionEngine.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/gitversionEngine IMMEDIATE)
-
-columnstore_install_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/gitversionEngine ${ENGINE_SUPPORTDIR})