diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b7d6ee8d8..1723c53af 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ set_target_properties(hiredis PROPERTIES EXPORT_NAME ${hiredis_export_name})
 
 SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(hiredis
     PROPERTIES WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS TRUE
-    VERSION "${HIREDIS_SONAME}")
+    VERSION "${VERSION}"
+    SOVERSION "${HIREDIS_SONAME}"
+    )
 IF(MSVC)
     SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(hiredis
         PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS /Z7)
@@ -164,7 +166,9 @@ IF(ENABLE_SSL)
     SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(hiredis_ssl
         PROPERTIES
         WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS TRUE
-        VERSION "${HIREDIS_SONAME}")
+        VERSION "${VERSION}"
+        SOVERSION "${HIREDIS_SONAME}"
+        )
     IF(MSVC)
         SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(hiredis_ssl
             PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS /Z7)
diff --git a/hiredis.h b/hiredis.h
index 3a5cd8963..6dcd1336d 100644
--- a/hiredis.h
+++ b/hiredis.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ typedef long long ssize_t;
 #define HIREDIS_MAJOR 1
 #define HIREDIS_MINOR 2
 #define HIREDIS_PATCH 0
-#define HIREDIS_SONAME 1.2.1-dev
+#define HIREDIS_SONAME 1
 
 /* Connection type can be blocking or non-blocking and is set in the
  * least significant bit of the flags field in redisContext. */