diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 72919102ad55..9bbfd0e9c784 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -26,6 +26,21 @@ endif
 
 libcamera_version = libcamera_git_version.split('+')[0]
 
+# Enforce Major and Minor as part of the soversion. Until we make a first major
+# release, and remain on version 0.x each release may denote ABI instabilty.
+# We can continue to consider that a patch level increment should be
+# compatible.
+project_version = meson.project_version().split('.')
+soversion = project_version[0] + '.' + project_version[1]
+
+summary({
+            'Project': meson.project_version(),
+            'Sources': libcamera_git_version,
+            'libcamera': libcamera_version,
+            'Shared Object': soversion,
+        },
+        section : 'Versions')
+
 # This script gererates the .tarball-version file on a 'meson dist' command.
 meson.add_dist_script('utils/run-dist.sh')
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/base/meson.build b/src/libcamera/base/meson.build
index 3b9d74efe935..51719f112d26 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/base/meson.build
+++ b/src/libcamera/base/meson.build
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ libcamera_base_args = [ '-DLIBCAMERA_BASE_PRIVATE' ]
 libcamera_base_lib = shared_library('libcamera-base',
                                     [libcamera_base_sources, libcamera_base_headers],
                                     version : libcamera_version,
+                                    soversion : soversion,
                                     name_prefix : '',
                                     install : true,
                                     cpp_args : libcamera_base_args,
diff --git a/src/libcamera/meson.build b/src/libcamera/meson.build
index 63b47b177fd2..3aa7f32067f8 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/meson.build
+++ b/src/libcamera/meson.build
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ libcamera_deps = [
 libcamera = shared_library('libcamera',
                            libcamera_sources,
                            version : libcamera_version,
+                           soversion : soversion,
                            name_prefix : '',
                            install : true,
                            include_directories : includes,