diff --git a/src/bindings/java/CMakeLists.txt b/src/bindings/java/CMakeLists.txt
index ad0567c..d312e52 100644
--- a/src/bindings/java/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/bindings/java/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ if (${JNI_FOUND} MATCHES "TRUE")
 
   add_library(openalprjni SHARED ${jni_source_files})
 
+  set_target_properties(openalprjni PROPERTIES SOVERSION ${OPENALPR_MAJOR_VERSION})
 
   TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(openalprjni openalpr)
 
diff --git a/src/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt b/src/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 50226bf..6466d87 100644
--- a/src/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ set(python_source_files
     
 add_library(openalprpy SHARED ${python_source_files})
 
+set_target_properties(openalprpy PROPERTIES SOVERSION ${OPENALPR_MAJOR_VERSION})
 
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(openalprpy openalpr)