diff --git a/lib/meson.build b/lib/meson.build
index 5935053..5d25cc8 100644
--- a/lib/meson.build
+++ b/lib/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# Libtool like versioning (current.revision.age) for the libraries
+# See https://www.sourceware.org/autobook/autobook/autobook_61.html#Library-Versioning
+lt_current = '0'
+lt_revision = '0'
+lt_age = '0'
+lt_version = '@0@.@1@.@2@'.format(lt_current, lt_age, lt_revision)
+
 # Main client library to message the daemon
 gamemode = shared_library(
     'gamemode',
@@ -8,6 +15,8 @@ gamemode = shared_library(
         dep_systemd,
     ],
     install: true,
+    soversion: lt_current,
+    version: lt_version,
 )
 
 libgamemode_includes = [
@@ -24,6 +33,8 @@ gamemodeauto = shared_library(
         libdl,
     ],
     install: true,
+    soversion: lt_current,
+    version: lt_version,
 )
 
 # Install the gamemode_client header