diff --git a/Help/release/dev/find-modules.rst b/Help/release/dev/find-modules.rst
index ff9ca6dadf..a92a6df5b8 100644
--- a/Help/release/dev/find-modules.rst
+++ b/Help/release/dev/find-modules.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 Find Modules
 ------------
 
+* The :module:`FindALSA` module now provides a ``ALSA_VERSION`` result
+  variable.  The ``ALSA_VERSION_STRING`` result variable is deprecated.
+
 * The :module:`FindBZip2` module now provides a ``BZip2_VERSION`` result
   variable.  The ``BZIP2_VERSION`` result variable is deprecated.
diff --git a/Modules/FindALSA.cmake b/Modules/FindALSA.cmake
index 1198abedd0..d7e822bc14 100644
--- a/Modules/FindALSA.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindALSA.cmake
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
 FindALSA
 --------
 
-Finds the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) library (``asound``).
+Finds the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) library (``asound``):
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+  find_package(ALSA [<version>] [...])
 
 Imported Targets
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -24,7 +28,12 @@ Result Variables
 This module defines the following variables:
 
 ``ALSA_FOUND``
-  Boolean indicating whether the ALSA library is found.
+  Boolean indicating whether (the requested version of) ALSA library is found.
+
+``ALSA_VERSION``
+  .. versionadded:: 4.2
+
+  The version of ALSA found.
 
 ``ALSA_LIBRARIES``
   List of libraries needed for linking to use ALSA library.
@@ -43,6 +52,17 @@ The following cache variables may also be set:
 ``ALSA_LIBRARY``
   The absolute path of the asound library.
 
+Deprecated Variables
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+The following variables are provided for backward compatibility:
+
+``ALSA_VERSION_STRING``
+  .. deprecated:: 4.2
+    Superseded by the ``ALSA_VERSION``.
+
+  The version of ALSA found.
+
 Examples
 ^^^^^^^^
 
@@ -68,14 +88,15 @@ find_library(ALSA_LIBRARY NAMES asound
 if(ALSA_INCLUDE_DIR AND EXISTS "${ALSA_INCLUDE_DIR}/alsa/version.h")
   file(STRINGS "${ALSA_INCLUDE_DIR}/alsa/version.h" alsa_version_str REGEX "^#define[\t ]+SND_LIB_VERSION_STR[\t ]+\".*\"")
 
-  string(REGEX REPLACE "^.*SND_LIB_VERSION_STR[\t ]+\"([^\"]*)\".*$" "\\1" ALSA_VERSION_STRING "${alsa_version_str}")
+  string(REGEX REPLACE "^.*SND_LIB_VERSION_STR[\t ]+\"([^\"]*)\".*$" "\\1" ALSA_VERSION "${alsa_version_str}")
+  set(ALSA_VERSION_STRING "${ALSA_VERSION}")
   unset(alsa_version_str)
 endif()
 
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
 find_package_handle_standard_args(ALSA
                                   REQUIRED_VARS ALSA_LIBRARY ALSA_INCLUDE_DIR
-                                  VERSION_VAR ALSA_VERSION_STRING)
+                                  VERSION_VAR ALSA_VERSION)
 
 if(ALSA_FOUND)
   set( ALSA_LIBRARIES ${ALSA_LIBRARY} )
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeOnly/AllFindModules/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/CMakeOnly/AllFindModules/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b6e506550..9003fd63e8 100644
--- a/Tests/CMakeOnly/AllFindModules/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/CMakeOnly/AllFindModules/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ endforeach()
 
 foreach(
   VTEST
+    ALSA
     BISON Boost BZip2 BZIP2
     CUDA
     DOXYGEN
diff --git a/Tests/FindALSA/Test/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/FindALSA/Test/CMakeLists.txt
index 2829740cf9..8ca7f99836 100644
--- a/Tests/FindALSA/Test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/FindALSA/Test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include(CTest)
 
 find_package(ALSA REQUIRED)
 
-add_definitions(-DCMAKE_EXPECTED_ALSA_VERSION="${ALSA_VERSION_STRING}")
+add_definitions(-DCMAKE_EXPECTED_ALSA_VERSION="${ALSA_VERSION}")
 
 add_executable(test_tgt main.c)
 target_link_libraries(test_tgt ALSA::ALSA)