diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 7fc5e26e409cde551cf6b7a5f87afa0b7e986205..956e8e694ac1daaabcc9467dd03bcb3a0658c22d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ girara = library(
   'girara-gtk3',
   sources,
   dependencies: build_dependencies,
-  soversion: so_version,
+  version: so_version,
   install: true,
   include_directories: include_directories,
   c_args: defines + flags