diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 68e9ea7a68..28a970ec64 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ include(AddFlexTarget)      # Defines add_flex_target function
 include(CompositeSources)   # Defines composite_sources function
 include(Interrogate)        # Defines target_interrogate AND add_python_module
 include(RunPzip)            # Defines run_pzip function
+include(Versioning)         # Hooks 'add_library' to apply VERSION/SOVERSION
 
 # Add the include path for source and header files generated by CMake
 include_directories("${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include")
diff --git a/cmake/macros/Versioning.cmake b/cmake/macros/Versioning.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b32e5a3201
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/macros/Versioning.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+function(add_library target_name)
+  _add_library("${target_name}" ${ARGN})
+  set_target_properties("${target_name}" PROPERTIES
+    VERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION}"
+    SOVERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}")
+endfunction(add_library)