--- CMakeLists.txt
+++ CMakeLists.txt
@@ -160,6 +160,14 @@ endif ()
 enable_testing()
 add_subdirectory(test)
 
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR 1)
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+set(CPPFORMAT_VERSION
+  ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH})
+set_target_properties(format PROPERTIES
+  VERSION ${CPPFORMAT_VERSION} SOVERSION ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR})
+
 if (EXISTS .gitignore)
   # Get the list of ignored files from .gitignore.
   file (STRINGS ".gitignore" lines)
@@ -173,11 +181,6 @@ if (EXISTS .gitignore)
 
   set(CPACK_SOURCE_GENERATOR ZIP)
   set(CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES ${ignored_files})
-  set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
-  set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR 1)
-  set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH 0)
-  set(CPPFORMAT_VERSION
-    ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH})
   set(CPACK_SOURCE_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME cppformat-${CPPFORMAT_VERSION})
   set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_README ${FORMAT_SOURCE_DIR}/README.rst)
   include(CPack)