diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a216fb73e55..9f84fb2f639 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ include( XRootDSummary )
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Install FindXRootD.cmake module
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+configure_file( "cmake/FindXRootD.cmake.in" "cmake/FindXRootD.cmake" @ONLY )
+
 install(
-  FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/FindXRootD.cmake
+  FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cmake/FindXRootD.cmake
   DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/xrootd/cmake )
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/cmake/FindXRootD.cmake b/cmake/FindXRootD.cmake.in
similarity index 95%
rename from cmake/FindXRootD.cmake
rename to cmake/FindXRootD.cmake.in
index e237bf50006..6b4aa3edb87 100644
--- a/cmake/FindXRootD.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindXRootD.cmake.in
@@ -211,6 +211,13 @@ IF( XRootD_FIND_REQUIRED_SSI AND NOT XROOTD_SSI_FOUND )
   UNSET( XROOTD_FOUND )
 ENDIF()
 
+################################################################################
+# Utility variables for plug-in development
+################################################################################
+IF( XROOTD_FOUND )
+  SET( XROOTD_PLUGIN_VERSION, @PLUGIN_VERSION@ )
+ENDIF()
+
 ################################################################################
 # Set up the XRootD find module
 ################################################################################