diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 87b8789d101..59e35fd9ecb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -580,9 +580,7 @@ add_custom_command(TARGET libopenmc POST_BUILD
 #===============================================================================
 # Install executable, scripts, manpage, license
 #===============================================================================
-
-configure_file(cmake/OpenMCConfig.cmake.in "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/OpenMCConfig.cmake" @ONLY)
-configure_file(cmake/OpenMCConfigVersion.cmake.in "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/OpenMCConfigVersion.cmake" @ONLY)
+include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 
 set(INSTALL_CONFIGDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/OpenMC)
 install(TARGETS openmc libopenmc
@@ -596,10 +594,24 @@ install(EXPORT openmc-targets
   NAMESPACE OpenMC::
   DESTINATION ${INSTALL_CONFIGDIR})
 
+configure_package_config_file(
+    "cmake/OpenMCConfig.cmake.in"
+    "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/OpenMCConfig.cmake"
+    INSTALL_DESTINATION ${INSTALL_CONFIGDIR}
+)
+
+write_basic_package_version_file(
+    "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/OpenMCConfigVersion.cmake"
+    VERSION ${OPENMC_VERSION}
+    COMPATIBILITY AnyNewerVersion
+)
+
 install(FILES
-  "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/OpenMCConfig.cmake"
-  "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/OpenMCConfigVersion.cmake"
-  DESTINATION ${INSTALL_CONFIGDIR})
+    "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/OpenMCConfig.cmake"
+    "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/OpenMCConfigVersion.cmake"
+    DESTINATION "${INSTALL_CONFIGDIR}"
+)
+
 install(FILES man/man1/openmc.1 DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR}/man1)
 install(FILES LICENSE DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR}" RENAME copyright)
 install(DIRECTORY include/ DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR})
diff --git a/cmake/OpenMCConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/OpenMCConfig.cmake.in
index 837a39c7833..796816f2ae6 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenMCConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/OpenMCConfig.cmake.in
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-get_filename_component(OpenMC_CMAKE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}" DIRECTORY)
+@PACKAGE_INIT@
 
-# Compute the install prefix from this file's location
-get_filename_component(_OPENMC_PREFIX "${OpenMC_CMAKE_DIR}/../../.." ABSOLUTE)
+include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/OpenMCConfigVersion.cmake")
+include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
 
-find_package(fmt CONFIG REQUIRED HINTS ${_OPENMC_PREFIX})
-find_package(pugixml CONFIG REQUIRED HINTS ${_OPENMC_PREFIX})
-find_package(xtl CONFIG REQUIRED HINTS ${_OPENMC_PREFIX})
-find_package(xtensor CONFIG REQUIRED HINTS ${_OPENMC_PREFIX})
+find_dependency(fmt CONFIG REQUIRED HINTS ${PACKAGE_PREFIX_DIR})
+find_dependency(pugixml CONFIG REQUIRED HINTS ${PACKAGE_PREFIX_DIR})
+find_dependency(xtl CONFIG REQUIRED HINTS ${PACKAGE_PREFIX_DIR})
+find_dependency(xtensor CONFIG REQUIRED HINTS ${PACKAGE_PREFIX_DIR})
 if(@OPENMC_USE_DAGMC@)
-  find_package(DAGMC REQUIRED HINTS @DAGMC_DIR@)
+  find_dependency(DAGMC REQUIRED HINTS @DAGMC_DIR@)
 endif()
 
 if(@OPENMC_USE_LIBMESH@)
@@ -18,20 +18,22 @@ if(@OPENMC_USE_LIBMESH@)
   pkg_check_modules(LIBMESH REQUIRED @LIBMESH_PC_FILE@>=1.7.0 IMPORTED_TARGET)
 endif()
 
-find_package(PNG)
-
-if(NOT TARGET OpenMC::libopenmc)
-  include("${OpenMC_CMAKE_DIR}/OpenMCTargets.cmake")
-endif()
+find_dependency(PNG)
 
 if(@OPENMC_USE_MPI@)
-  find_package(MPI REQUIRED)
+  find_dependency(MPI REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
 if(@OPENMC_USE_OPENMP@)
-  find_package(OpenMP REQUIRED)
+  find_dependency(OpenMP REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
 if(@OPENMC_USE_UWUW@ AND NOT ${DAGMC_BUILD_UWUW})
   message(FATAL_ERROR "UWUW is enabled in OpenMC but the DAGMC installation discovered was not configured with UWUW.")
 endif()
+
+include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/OpenMCTargets.cmake")
+
+if(NOT OpenMC_FIND_QUIETLY)
+    message(STATUS "Found OpenMC: ${PACKAGE_VERSION} (found in ${PACKAGE_PREFIX_DIR})")
+endif()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmake/OpenMCConfigVersion.cmake.in b/cmake/OpenMCConfigVersion.cmake.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 90d345de441..00000000000
--- a/cmake/OpenMCConfigVersion.cmake.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-set(PACKAGE_VERSION "@OPENMC_VERSION@")
-
-# Check whether the requested PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION is compatible
-if("${PACKAGE_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "${PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION}")
-  set(PACKAGE_VERSION_COMPATIBLE FALSE)
-else()
-  set(PACKAGE_VERSION_COMPATIBLE TRUE)
-  if ("${PACKAGE_VERSION}" VERSION_EQUAL "${PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION}")
-    set(PACKAGE_VERSION_EXACT TRUE)
-  endif()
-endif()