diff --git a/deps/CGAL/CGAL.cmake b/deps/CGAL/CGAL.cmake
index f0584c5b5..fa88fc29e 100644
--- a/deps/CGAL/CGAL.cmake
+++ b/deps/CGAL/CGAL.cmake
@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@ include(GNUInstallDirs)
 # If this file is not present, it will not consider the stored absolute path
 ExternalProject_Add_Step(dep_CGAL dep_CGAL_relocation_fix
     DEPENDEES install
+
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove CGALConfig-installation-dirs.cmake
     WORKING_DIRECTORY "${DESTDIR}/usr/local/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/CGAL"
 )
+
+# Again, for whatever reason, CGAL thinks that its version is not relevant if
+# configured as a header only library. Fixing it by placing a cmake version file
+# besides the installed config file.
+ExternalProject_Add_Step(dep_CGAL dep_CGAL_version_fix
+    DEPENDEES install
+
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy cgal/CGALConfigVersion.cmake "${DESTDIR}/usr/local/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/CGAL/CGALConfigVersion.cmake"
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}"
+)
diff --git a/deps/CGAL/cgal/CGALConfigVersion.cmake b/deps/CGAL/cgal/CGALConfigVersion.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f688824e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deps/CGAL/cgal/CGALConfigVersion.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# This is a basic version file for the Config-mode of find_package().
+# It is used by write_basic_package_version_file() as input file for configure_file()
+# to create a version-file which can be installed along a config.cmake file.
+#
+# The created file sets PACKAGE_VERSION_EXACT if the current version string and
+# the requested version string are exactly the same and it sets
+# PACKAGE_VERSION_COMPATIBLE if the current version is >= requested version.
+# The variable CVF_VERSION must be set before calling configure_file().
+
+set(PACKAGE_VERSION "5.0.0")
+
+if(PACKAGE_VERSION VERSION_LESS PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION)
+  set(PACKAGE_VERSION_COMPATIBLE FALSE)
+else()
+  set(PACKAGE_VERSION_COMPATIBLE TRUE)
+  if(PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION STREQUAL PACKAGE_VERSION)
+    set(PACKAGE_VERSION_EXACT TRUE)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+
+# if the installed project requested no architecture check, don't perform the check
+if("FALSE")
+  return()
+endif()
+
+# if the installed or the using project don't have CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P set, ignore it:
+if("${CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P}" STREQUAL "" OR "8" STREQUAL "")
+  return()
+endif()
+
+# check that the installed version has the same 32/64bit-ness as the one which is currently searching:
+if(NOT CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P STREQUAL "8")
+  math(EXPR installedBits "8 * 8")
+  set(PACKAGE_VERSION "${PACKAGE_VERSION} (${installedBits}bit)")
+  set(PACKAGE_VERSION_UNSUITABLE TRUE)
+endif()