diff --git a/src/libcamera/base/meson.build b/src/libcamera/base/meson.build
index 8e125744d..d17249a02 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/base/meson.build
+++ b/src/libcamera/base/meson.build
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ libcamera_base_args = [ '-DLIBCAMERA_BASE_PRIVATE' ]
 
 libcamera_base_lib = shared_library('libcamera-base',
                                     [libcamera_base_sources, libcamera_base_headers],
+                                    version : libcamera_version,
                                     name_prefix : '',
                                     install : true,
                                     cpp_args : libcamera_base_args,
diff --git a/src/libcamera/meson.build b/src/libcamera/meson.build
index bf82d38be..243dd3c18 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/meson.build
+++ b/src/libcamera/meson.build
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ libcamera_deps = [
 
 libcamera = shared_library('libcamera',
                            libcamera_sources,
+                           version : libcamera_version,
                            name_prefix : '',
                            install : true,
                            include_directories : includes,