diff --git a/tools/cmake/version.cmake b/tools/cmake/version.cmake
index 6e273e551b..b3f00aea36 100644
--- a/tools/cmake/version.cmake
+++ b/tools/cmake/version.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 set(IDF_VERSION_MAJOR 4)
 set(IDF_VERSION_MINOR 4)
 set(IDF_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+
+set(ENV{IDF_VERSION} "${IDF_VERSION_MAJOR}.${IDF_VERSION_MINOR}.${IDF_VERSION_PATCH}")