diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 88fe6a1615..7816ba9949 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ libudev_version = '1.6.11'
 # names, sometimes. Not all variables are included in every
 # set. Ugh, ugh, ugh!
 conf = configuration_data()
+conf.set('PROJECT_VERSION',        meson.project_version())
 conf.set_quoted('PACKAGE_VERSION', meson.project_version())
 
 substs = configuration_data()
-substs.set('PACKAGE_URL',          'https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd')
-substs.set('PACKAGE_VERSION',      meson.project_version())
+substs.set('PROJECT_URL',          'https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd')
+substs.set('PROJECT_VERSION',      meson.project_version())
 
 want_ossfuzz = get_option('oss-fuzz')
 want_libfuzzer = get_option('llvm-fuzz')
diff --git a/src/core/systemd.pc.in b/src/core/systemd.pc.in
index 655773ea8a..0dae950473 100644
--- a/src/core/systemd.pc.in
+++ b/src/core/systemd.pc.in
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ containeruidbasemax=@containeruidbasemax@
 
 Name: systemd
 Description: systemd System and Service Manager
-URL: @PACKAGE_URL@
-Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+URL: @PROJECT_URL@
+Version: @PROJECT_VERSION@
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/libsystemd.pc.in b/src/libsystemd/libsystemd.pc.in
index c861905b67..a010dea2e9 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/libsystemd.pc.in
+++ b/src/libsystemd/libsystemd.pc.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ includedir=@includedir@
 
 Name: systemd
 Description: systemd Library
-URL: @PACKAGE_URL@
-Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+URL: @PROJECT_URL@
+Version: @PROJECT_VERSION@
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lsystemd
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-hwdb/hwdb-util.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-hwdb/hwdb-util.c
index c5c329f2ac..f8529670b3 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-hwdb/hwdb-util.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-hwdb/hwdb-util.c
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static int trie_store(struct trie *trie, const char *filename, bool compat) {
         int64_t size;
         struct trie_header_f h = {
                 .signature = HWDB_SIG,
-                .tool_version = htole64(atoi(PACKAGE_VERSION)),
+                .tool_version = htole64(PROJECT_VERSION),
                 .header_size = htole64(sizeof(struct trie_header_f)),
                 .node_size = htole64(sizeof(struct trie_node_f)),
                 .child_entry_size = htole64(sizeof(struct trie_child_entry_f)),
diff --git a/src/libudev/libudev.pc.in b/src/libudev/libudev.pc.in
index 69f5c6463e..40b340362e 100644
--- a/src/libudev/libudev.pc.in
+++ b/src/libudev/libudev.pc.in
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ includedir=@includedir@
 
 Name: libudev
 Description: Library to access udev device information
-Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+Version: @PROJECT_VERSION@
 Libs: -L${libdir} -ludev
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/src/test/test-path-util.c b/src/test/test-path-util.c
index 8854a94f6c..c64ca7b016 100644
--- a/src/test/test-path-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-path-util.c
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ static void test_hidden_or_backup_file(void) {
 
 static void test_systemd_installation_has_version(const char *path) {
         int r;
-        const unsigned versions[] = {0, 231, atoi(PACKAGE_VERSION), 999};
+        const unsigned versions[] = {0, 231, PROJECT_VERSION, 999};
         unsigned i;
 
         for (i = 0; i < ELEMENTSOF(versions); i++) {
diff --git a/src/udev/udev.pc.in b/src/udev/udev.pc.in
index e384a6f7c9..5acbb2d01a 100644
--- a/src/udev/udev.pc.in
+++ b/src/udev/udev.pc.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name: udev
 Description: udev
-Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+Version: @PROJECT_VERSION@
 
 udevdir=@udevlibexecdir@