diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cb713976cf..e21c2b911f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ else ()
     HIERARCHY_DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/vtk/hierarchy/${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}"
     LIBRARY_NAME_SUFFIX "${PARAVIEW_CUSTOM_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}"
     VERSION             "${PARAVIEW_VERSION}"
-    SOVERSION           "1"
+    SOVERSION           "${PARAVIEW_VERSION}"
     TEST_DATA_TARGET    ParaViewData
     BUILD_WITH_KITS     "${PARAVIEW_BUILD_WITH_KITS}"
     USE_EXTERNAL        "${PARAVIEW_BUILD_WITH_EXTERNAL}"
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ vtk_module_build(
   HIERARCHY_DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/vtk/hierarchy/${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}"
   LIBRARY_NAME_SUFFIX "${PARAVIEW_CUSTOM_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}"
   VERSION             "${PARAVIEW_VERSION}"
-  SOVERSION           "1"
+  SOVERSION           "${PARAVIEW_VERSION}"
   TEST_DATA_TARGET    ParaViewData
   BUILD_WITH_KITS     "${PARAVIEW_BUILD_WITH_KITS}"
   USE_EXTERNAL        "${PARAVIEW_BUILD_WITH_EXTERNAL}"
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ vtk_module_build(
   HIERARCHY_DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/vtk/hierarchy/${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}"
   LIBRARY_NAME_SUFFIX "${PARAVIEW_CUSTOM_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}"
   VERSION             "${PARAVIEW_VERSION}"
-  SOVERSION           "1"
+  SOVERSION           "${PARAVIEW_VERSION}"
   TEST_DATA_TARGET    ParaViewData
   BUILD_WITH_KITS     "${PARAVIEW_BUILD_WITH_KITS}"
   USE_EXTERNAL        "${PARAVIEW_BUILD_WITH_EXTERNAL}"
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ vtk_module_build(
   HIERARCHY_DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/vtk/hierarchy/${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}"
   LIBRARY_NAME_SUFFIX "${PARAVIEW_CUSTOM_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}"
   VERSION             "${PARAVIEW_VERSION}"
-  SOVERSION           "1"
+  SOVERSION           "${PARAVIEW_VERSION}"
   TEST_DATA_TARGET    ParaViewData
   TEST_INPUT_DATA_DIRECTORY   "${paraview_test_data_directory_input}"
   TEST_OUTPUT_DATA_DIRECTORY  "${paraview_test_data_directory_output}"