diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 58d9d58e0..085c1421b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.8)
 #Project Name
 project(netCDF C)
 set(PACKAGE "netCDF" CACHE STRING "")
+#Project Version
 SET(netCDF_VERSION_MAJOR 4)
 SET(netCDF_VERSION_MINOR 3)
 SET(netCDF_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 SET(netCDF_VERSION_NOTE "")
 SET(netCDF_VERSION ${netCDF_VERSION_MAJOR}.${netCDF_VERSION_MINOR}.${netCDF_VERSION_PATCH}${netCDF_VERSION_NOTE})
 SET(VERSION ${netCDF_VERSION})
+#Library .so version.
+SET(netCDF_SO_VERSION 7.0.2)
 
 # Set some default C Flags if we are using GCC
 IF(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC)
diff --git a/liblib/CMakeLists.txt b/liblib/CMakeLists.txt
index 7da5bfaf3..6709ccdb6 100644
--- a/liblib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/liblib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ ENDIF()
 
 SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(netcdf PROPERTIES 
 	VERSION ${netCDF_VERSION}
-	SOVERSION ${netCDF_VERSION_MAJOR})
+	SOVERSION ${netCDF_SO_VERSION})
 
 INSTALL(TARGETS netcdf EXPORT netcdf-targets RUNTIME DESTINATION bin COMPONENT libraries 
 		       LIBRARY DESTINATION lib COMPONENT libraries