diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 50a80629a..2820dee09 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ml/backend/ggml/ggml/src/ggml-cp
 
 add_compile_definitions(NDEBUG GGML_VERSION=0x0 GGML_COMMIT=0x0)
 
+# Define GGML version variables for shared library SOVERSION
+# These are required by ggml/src/CMakeLists.txt for proper library versioning
+set(GGML_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
+set(GGML_VERSION_MINOR 0)
+set(GGML_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+set(GGML_VERSION "${GGML_VERSION_MAJOR}.${GGML_VERSION_MINOR}.${GGML_VERSION_PATCH}")
+
 set(GGML_CPU ON)
 add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ml/backend/ggml/ggml/src)
 set_property(TARGET ggml PROPERTY EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL TRUE)