diff --git a/lib/helpers/utils.js b/lib/helpers/utils.js
index 053229ae20..83786d6ae0 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/utils.js
+++ b/lib/helpers/utils.js
@@ -13188,7 +13188,7 @@ export function parseCmakeLikeFile(cmakeListFile, pkgType, options = {}) {
         let parentVersion = undefined;
         // In case of meson.build we can find the version number after the word version
         // thanks to our replaces and splits
-        const versionIndex = tmpB.findIndex((v) => v === "version");
+        const versionIndex = tmpB.findIndex((v) => v?.toLowerCase() === "version");
         if (versionIndex > -1 && tmpB.length > versionIndex) {
           parentVersion = tmpB[versionIndex + 1];
         }
diff --git a/lib/helpers/utils.test.js b/lib/helpers/utils.test.js
index 110f0df082..b5f9fed16f 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/utils.test.js
+++ b/lib/helpers/utils.test.js
@@ -5734,6 +5734,15 @@ test("parseCmakeLikeFile tests", () => {
     type: "application",
     version: "",
   });
+  retMap = parseCmakeLikeFile("./test/data/cmakes/CMakeLists-version.txt", "generic");
+  expect(retMap.parentComponent).toEqual({
+    "bom-ref": "pkg:generic/MyProject@2.1.3",
+    group: "",
+    name: "MyProject",
+    purl: "pkg:generic/MyProject@2.1.3",
+    type: "application",
+    version: "2.1.3",
+  });
   retMap = parseCmakeLikeFile(
     "./test/data/cmakes/CMakeLists-tpl.txt",
     "generic",
diff --git a/test/data/cmakes/CMakeLists-version.txt b/test/data/cmakes/CMakeLists-version.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2fa554ab5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/cmakes/CMakeLists-version.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
+
+project(MyProject VERSION 2.1.3)
+
+add_executable(myexample example.cpp)
\ No newline at end of file