diff --git a/packaging/linux/build-deb.sh b/packaging/linux/build-deb.sh
index 58d598a..a582483 100755
--- a/packaging/linux/build-deb.sh
+++ b/packaging/linux/build-deb.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ mkdir -p "$DIST_DIR"
 rm -rf "$STAGE_DIR"
 mkdir -p "$PKG_ROOT/DEBIAN"
 
+# Read VERSION only after the build (which reconfigures CMakeCache.txt if
+# CMakeLists.txt changed since the build dir was last configured) --
+# reading it beforehand risks packaging a stale version string.
+cmake --build "$BUILD_DIR" -j
+
 VERSION="$(sed -n 's/^CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION:STATIC=//p' "$BUILD_DIR/CMakeCache.txt" | head -n1)"
 ARCH="$(dpkg --print-architecture)"
 
@@ -25,7 +30,6 @@ if [[ -z "$VERSION" ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-cmake --build "$BUILD_DIR" -j
 cmake --install "$BUILD_DIR" --prefix "$PKG_ROOT/usr"
 
 cat > "$PKG_ROOT/DEBIAN/control" <<EOF
diff --git a/packaging/macos/build-dmg.sh b/packaging/macos/build-dmg.sh
index ad7965d..2834c8a 100755
--- a/packaging/macos/build-dmg.sh
+++ b/packaging/macos/build-dmg.sh
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ if [[ ! -f "$BUILD_DIR/CMakeCache.txt" ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-VERSION="$(sed -n 's/^CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION:STATIC=//p' "$BUILD_DIR/CMakeCache.txt" | head -n1)"
-if [[ -z "$VERSION" ]]; then
-  echo "Unable to determine project version from $BUILD_DIR/CMakeCache.txt" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
 MACDEPLOYQT="$(brew --prefix qt@6)/bin/macdeployqt"
 if [[ ! -x "$MACDEPLOYQT" ]]; then
   echo "macdeployqt not found at $MACDEPLOYQT" >&2
@@ -31,7 +25,17 @@ mkdir -p "$DIST_DIR"
 rm -rf "$STAGE_DIR" "$INSTALL_PREFIX"
 mkdir -p "$STAGE_DIR"
 
+# Read VERSION only after the build (which reconfigures CMakeCache.txt if
+# CMakeLists.txt changed since the build dir was last configured) --
+# reading it beforehand risks packaging a stale version string.
 cmake --build "$BUILD_DIR" -j
+
+VERSION="$(sed -n 's/^CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION:STATIC=//p' "$BUILD_DIR/CMakeCache.txt" | head -n1)"
+if [[ -z "$VERSION" ]]; then
+  echo "Unable to determine project version from $BUILD_DIR/CMakeCache.txt" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 cmake --install "$BUILD_DIR" --prefix "$INSTALL_PREFIX"
 
 if [[ ! -d "$INSTALL_PREFIX/$APP_BUNDLE" ]]; then