diff --git a/bindings/c/cmake/Macros.cmake b/bindings/c/cmake/Macros.cmake
index 6737db1d5..a89c05eb6 100644
--- a/bindings/c/cmake/Macros.cmake
+++ b/bindings/c/cmake/Macros.cmake
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ macro(csfml_add_library target)
     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}.${VERSION_PATCH})
+    set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES SOVERSION ${VERSION_MAJOR})
+    set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES VERSION ${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR})
 
     # for gcc 4.x on Windows, apply the STATIC_STD_LIBS option if it is enabled
     if(WINDOWS AND COMPILER_GCC AND STATIC_STD_LIBS)
diff --git a/cmake/Macros.cmake b/cmake/Macros.cmake
index 61412bd2a..482b9dcb3 100644
--- a/cmake/Macros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Macros.cmake
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ macro(sfml_add_library target)
     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}.${VERSION_PATCH})
+    set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES SOVERSION ${VERSION_MAJOR})
+    set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES VERSION ${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR})
 
     # for gcc 4.x on Windows, apply the STATIC_STD_LIBS option if it is enabled
     if(WINDOWS AND COMPILER_GCC AND STATIC_STD_LIBS)