diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 730aec72..9fdc2e6e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ set_target_properties(
 	POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
 	PREFIX lib
 	VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}
+        SOVERSION ${LIBXML_MAJOR_VERSION}
 )
 
 if(MSVC)