diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index db6ff1cdb..b9ef0c935 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.8)
 
 #Project Name
 project(NetCDF C)
-SET(NetCDF_VERSION 4.2.1)
+SET(NetCDF_VERSION_MAJOR 4)
+SET(NetCDF_VERSION_MINOR 2)
+SET(NetCDF_VERSION_PATCH 1)
+SET(NetCDF_VERSION ${NetCDF_VERSION_MAJOR}.${NetCDF_VERSION_MINOR}.${NetCDF_VERSION_PATCH})
+SET(VERSION ${NetCDF_VERSION})
+
 ENABLE_TESTING()
 INCLUDE(CTest)
 
diff --git a/liblib/CMakeLists.txt b/liblib/CMakeLists.txt
index c74b4d530..64462baf1 100644
--- a/liblib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/liblib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,9 +62,12 @@ IF(NOT MSVC)
 	ENDIF()
 ENDIF()
 
-INSTALL(TARGETS netcdf RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
-		       LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
-		       ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib 
-		       COMPONENT libraries)
+SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(netcdf PROPERTIES 
+	VERSION ${NetCDF_VERSION}
+	SOVERSION ${NetCDF_VERSION_MAJOR})
+
+INSTALL(TARGETS netcdf RUNTIME DESTINATION bin COMPONENT libraries
+		       LIBRARY DESTINATION lib COMPONENT libraries
+		       ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib COMPONENT libraries)
 
 SET(ALL_TLL_LIBS ${TLL_LIBS} PARENT_SCOPE)