diff --git a/cmake/Macros.cmake b/cmake/Macros.cmake
index 581b6fe12..f875b4965 100644
--- a/cmake/Macros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Macros.cmake
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ macro(sfml_add_library target)
         set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES DEBUG_POSTFIX -s-d)
         set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES RELEASE_POSTFIX -s)
     endif()
+
+    # set the version and soversion of the target (for compatible systems -- mostly Linuxes)
+    set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES SOVERSION ${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR})
+    set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES VERSION ${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH})
 
     # insert the major version number in the output filename
     string(REGEX REPLACE "sfml(-.*)" "sfml${VERSION_MAJOR}\\1" OUTPUT_NAME ${target})