diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a637c3643c..6362d0e56e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ if (WAMR_BUILD_STATIC)
       target_link_libraries(iwasm_static PRIVATE ntdll)
     endif()
 
+    set_version_info (iwasm_static)
     install (TARGETS iwasm_static ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib)
 endif ()
 
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ if (WAMR_BUILD_SHARED)
       target_link_libraries(iwasm_shared PRIVATE ntdll)
     endif()
 
+    set_version_info (iwasm_shared)
     install (TARGETS iwasm_shared LIBRARY DESTINATION lib)
 endif ()
 
@@ -204,4 +206,5 @@ install (FILES
     ${WAMR_ROOT_DIR}/core/iwasm/include/wasm_c_api.h
     ${WAMR_ROOT_DIR}/core/iwasm/include/wasm_export.h
     ${WAMR_ROOT_DIR}/core/iwasm/include/lib_export.h
+    ${WAMR_ROOT_DIR}/core/version.h
     DESTINATION include)
diff --git a/build-scripts/config_common.cmake b/build-scripts/config_common.cmake
index 48c5f7be4b..b5ec06001a 100644
--- a/build-scripts/config_common.cmake
+++ b/build-scripts/config_common.cmake
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ else ()
   unset (LLVM_AVAILABLE_LIBS)
 endif ()
 
+# Version
+include (${WAMR_ROOT_DIR}/build-scripts/version.cmake)
+
 # Sanitizers
 
 if (NOT DEFINED WAMR_BUILD_SANITIZER)
diff --git a/build-scripts/version.cmake b/build-scripts/version.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5304bcd00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-scripts/version.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2019 Intel Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+
+# BE AWARE: This file depends on ${WAMR_ROOT_DIR}
+
+set(WAMR_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
+set(WAMR_VERSION_MINOR 2)
+set(WAMR_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+
+message("-- WAMR version: ${WAMR_VERSION_MAJOR}.${WAMR_VERSION_MINOR}.${WAMR_VERSION_PATCH}")
+
+# Configure the version header file
+configure_file(
+  ${WAMR_ROOT_DIR}/core/version.h.in
+  ${WAMR_ROOT_DIR}/core/version.h
+)
+
+# Set the library version and SOVERSION
+function(set_version_info target)
+  set_target_properties(${target}
+    PROPERTIES
+      VERSION ${WAMR_VERSION_MAJOR}.${WAMR_VERSION_MINOR}.${WAMR_VERSION_PATCH}
+      SOVERSION ${WAMR_VERSION_MAJOR}
+)
+endfunction()
diff --git a/core/version.h b/core/version.h
index 4fe37e2d76..43ce5b96aa 100644
--- a/core/version.h
+++ b/core/version.h
@@ -3,9 +3,20 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
  */
 
+/*
+ * version.h.in is a template file.  version.h is a generated file.
+ * Please do not edit both files directly.
+ *
+ * Any changes to the version should be done in the version.cmake file.
+ */
+
 #ifndef _WAMR_VERSION_H_
 #define _WAMR_VERSION_H_
+
+/* clang-format off */
 #define WAMR_VERSION_MAJOR 2
 #define WAMR_VERSION_MINOR 2
 #define WAMR_VERSION_PATCH 0
+/* clang-format on */
+
 #endif
diff --git a/core/version.h.in b/core/version.h.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..495b8d3b69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/version.h.in
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Intel Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+ */
+
+/*
+ * version.h.in is a template file.  version.h is a generated file.
+ * Please do not edit both files directly.
+ *
+ * Any changes to the version should be done in the version.cmake file.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _WAMR_VERSION_H_
+#define _WAMR_VERSION_H_
+
+/* clang-format off */
+#define WAMR_VERSION_MAJOR @WAMR_VERSION_MAJOR@
+#define WAMR_VERSION_MINOR @WAMR_VERSION_MINOR@
+#define WAMR_VERSION_PATCH @WAMR_VERSION_PATCH@
+/* clang-format on */
+
+#endif
diff --git a/product-mini/platforms/linux/CMakeLists.txt b/product-mini/platforms/linux/CMakeLists.txt
index 321c4a955b..c3d02da6ba 100644
--- a/product-mini/platforms/linux/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/product-mini/platforms/linux/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ include (${WAMR_ROOT_DIR}/build-scripts/runtime_lib.cmake)
 check_pie_supported()
 add_library(vmlib ${WAMR_RUNTIME_LIB_SOURCE})
 set_target_properties (vmlib PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+set_version_info (vmlib)
 
 set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--gc-sections")
 
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ endif ()
 include (${SHARED_DIR}/utils/uncommon/shared_uncommon.cmake)
 
 add_executable (iwasm main.c ${UNCOMMON_SHARED_SOURCE})
+set_version_info (iwasm)
 
 set_target_properties (iwasm PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
@@ -184,6 +186,7 @@ target_link_libraries(iwasm
 install (TARGETS iwasm DESTINATION bin)
 
 add_library (libiwasm SHARED ${WAMR_RUNTIME_LIB_SOURCE})
+set_version_info (libiwasm)
 
 install (TARGETS libiwasm DESTINATION lib)