diff --git a/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt b/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
index de2306e928..13eb795369 100644
--- a/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS} -l${HDF5_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}")
 endif ()
 
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 
 configure_file (
     ${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/libhdf5.pc.in
diff --git a/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt b/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
index ecf34fdbb9..be98cfbe32 100644
--- a/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -535,8 +535,8 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS} -l${HDF5_F90_LIB_CORENAME}")
 endif ()
 
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 
 configure_file (
     ${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/libhdf5.pc.in
diff --git a/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 77382c25bc..0c9b04b6d6 100644
--- a/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS} -l${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}")
 endif ()
 
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}")
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 
 configure_file (
     ${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/libhdf5.pc.in
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 82b5555bcd..d35ca3b639 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS} -l${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_CORENAME}")
 endif ()
 
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_F90_LIB_CORENAME}")
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_F90_LIB_CORENAME}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_F90_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_F90_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 
 configure_file (
     ${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/libhdf5.pc.in
diff --git a/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt
index aef59c88f0..91953b0080 100644
--- a/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS} -l${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}")
 endif ()
 
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 
 configure_file (
     ${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/libhdf5.pc.in