diff --git a/cmake/cmkr.cmake b/cmake/cmkr.cmake
index b798654..1ed1435 100644
--- a/cmake/cmkr.cmake
+++ b/cmake/cmkr.cmake
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ set(CMKR_DIRECTORY "${CMKR_DIRECTORY_PREFIX}${CMKR_TAG}")
 set(CMKR_CACHED_EXECUTABLE "${CMKR_DIRECTORY}/bin/${CMKR_EXECUTABLE_NAME}")
 
 # Handle upgrading logic
-if(CMKR_EXECUTABLE AND NOT CMKR_CACHED_EXECUTABLE STREQUAL CMKR_EXECUTABLE)    
+if(CMKR_EXECUTABLE AND NOT CMKR_CACHED_EXECUTABLE STREQUAL CMKR_EXECUTABLE)
     if(CMKR_EXECUTABLE MATCHES "^${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/_cmkr")
         if(DEFINED ENV{CMKR_CACHE} AND EXISTS "$ENV{CMKR_CACHE}")
             message(AUTHOR_WARNING "[cmkr] Switching to cached cmkr: '${CMKR_CACHED_EXECUTABLE}'")
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ elseif(NOT CMKR_EXECUTABLE AND EXISTS "${CMKR_CACHED_EXECUTABLE}")
 else()
     set(CMKR_EXECUTABLE "${CMKR_CACHED_EXECUTABLE}" CACHE FILEPATH "Full path to cmkr executable" FORCE)
     message(VERBOSE "[cmkr] Bootstrapping '${CMKR_EXECUTABLE}'")
-    
+
     message(STATUS "[cmkr] Fetching cmkr...")
     if(EXISTS "${CMKR_DIRECTORY}")
         cmkr_exec("${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E rm -rf "${CMKR_DIRECTORY}")
@@ -202,18 +202,18 @@ macro(cmkr)
             # Copy the now-generated CMakeLists.txt to CMakerLists.txt
             # This is done because you cannot include() a file you are currently in
             configure_file(CMakeLists.txt "${CMKR_TEMP_FILE}" COPYONLY)
-            
+
             # Add the macro required for the hack at the start of the cmkr macro
             set_source_files_properties("${CMKR_TEMP_FILE}" PROPERTIES
                 CMKR_CURRENT_LIST_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}"
             )
-            
+
             # 'Execute' the newly-generated CMakeLists.txt
             include("${CMKR_TEMP_FILE}")
-            
+
             # Delete the generated file
             file(REMOVE "${CMKR_TEMP_FILE}")
-            
+
             # Do not execute the rest of the original CMakeLists.txt
             return()
         endif()
diff --git a/src/cmake_generator.cpp b/src/cmake_generator.cpp
index 1b4f994..2bbc1f9 100644
--- a/src/cmake_generator.cpp
+++ b/src/cmake_generator.cpp
@@ -604,11 +604,13 @@ void generate_cmake(const char *path, const parser::Project *parent_project) {
     if (!project.vcpkg.packages.empty()) {
         // Allow the user to specify a url or derive it from the version
         auto url = project.vcpkg.url;
+        auto version_name = url;
         if (url.empty()) {
             if (project.vcpkg.version.empty()) {
                 throw std::runtime_error("You need either [vcpkg].version or [vcpkg].url");
             }
             url = "https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/archive/refs/tags/" + project.vcpkg.version + ".tar.gz";
+            version_name = project.vcpkg.version;
         }
 
         // Show a nicer error than vcpkg when specifying an invalid package name
@@ -622,7 +624,7 @@ void generate_cmake(const char *path, const parser::Project *parent_project) {
         // clang-format off
         cmd("if")("CMKR_ROOT_PROJECT", "AND", "NOT", "CMKR_DISABLE_VCPKG");
             cmd("include")("FetchContent");
-            cmd("message")("STATUS", "Fetching vcpkg...");
+            cmd("message")("STATUS", "Fetching vcpkg (" + version_name + ")...");
             cmd("FetchContent_Declare")("vcpkg", "URL", url);
             cmd("FetchContent_MakeAvailable")("vcpkg");
             cmd("include")("${vcpkg_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake");