diff --git a/cmake/Targets.cmake b/cmake/Targets.cmake
index 8c8f34a0a86..2ded1779042 100644
--- a/cmake/Targets.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Targets.cmake
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ endfunction()
 function(caffe_default_properties target)
   set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES
     OUTPUT_NAME caffe-nv
-    SOVERSION 0.11.1
+    SOVERSION 0.12.0
     DEBUG_POSTFIX ${Caffe_DEBUG_POSTFIX}
     ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib"
     LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib"