diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index bb23f340..91f093cf 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ if (SFIZZ_SHARED)
     target_link_libraries (sfizz_shared PRIVATE absl::strings absl::span sfizz_parser absl::flat_hash_map Threads::Threads)
     target_compile_definitions(sfizz_shared PRIVATE SFIZZ_EXPORT_SYMBOLS)
     set_target_properties (sfizz_shared PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME sfizz PUBLIC_HEADER "sfizz.h;sfizz.hpp")
+    set_property (TARGET sfizz_shared PROPERTY SOVERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR})
     sfizz_link_libsndfile(sfizz_shared)
     sfizz_enable_lto_if_needed(sfizz_shared)
     configure_file (${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/sfizz.pc.in sfizz.pc @ONLY)