diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index aaa6d90..f539296 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ IF(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR)
 	ADD_LIBRARY(SDL2pp SHARED ${LIBRARY_SOURCES} ${LIBRARY_HEADERS})
 	GENERATE_EXPORT_HEADER(SDL2pp EXPORT_FILE_NAME SDL2pp/Export.hh)
 	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(SDL2pp ${SDL2_ALL_LIBRARIES})
-	SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(SDL2pp PROPERTIES VERSION 7.0.0 SOVERSION 7)
+	SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(SDL2pp PROPERTIES VERSION 8.0.0 SOVERSION 8)
 
 	SET(SDL2PP_LIBRARIES ${SDL2PP_EXTRA_LIBRARIES} SDL2pp ${SDL2_ALL_LIBRARIES})