diff --git a/cmake/version.cmake b/cmake/version.cmake
index e04247e69b7..fa9430887d4 100644
--- a/cmake/version.cmake
+++ b/cmake/version.cmake
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ else()
   set(PROJECT_VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION_WITHOUT_TWEAK})
 endif()
 
-message("Zephyr version: ${PROJECT_VERSION}")
+message(STATUS "Zephyr version: ${PROJECT_VERSION}")
 
 set(MAJOR ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}) # Temporary convenience variable
 set(MINOR ${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}) # Temporary convenience variable