diff --git a/c++/app4triqs/CMakeLists.txt b/c++/app4triqs/CMakeLists.txt
index ed2b050b..7f566014 100644
--- a/c++/app4triqs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/c++/app4triqs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ add_library(${PROJECT_NAME}::${PROJECT_NAME}_c ALIAS ${PROJECT_NAME}_c)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}_c PUBLIC triqs PRIVATE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_NAME}_warnings>)
 
 # Configure target and compilation
-set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME}_c PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME}_c PROPERTIES
+  POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
+  VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}
+)
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME}_c PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/c++>)
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME}_c SYSTEM INTERFACE $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include>)
 target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME}_c PUBLIC