diff --git a/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt b/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt
index 95c0f8fc..8ddbc6b1 100644
--- a/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -236,7 +236,10 @@ target_link_libraries(FairMQ
     ${NANOMSG_DEPS}
     ${OFI_DEPS}
 )
-
+set_target_properties(FairMQ PROPERTIES
+  VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}
+  SOVERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}"
+)
 
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 # executables #