diff --git a/library/CMakeLists.txt b/library/CMakeLists.txt
index cc94d030cd..81e99a5cc2 100644
--- a/library/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/library/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ foreach (fullmodname ${subdirlist})
 	set_target_properties(${modname} 
 		PROPERTIES
 		VERSION ${CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION}
-		SOVERSION ${CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION}
+		SOVERSION ${DPP_VERSION_MAJOR}
 		POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE true
 	)
 	target_include_directories(${modname} PUBLIC