--- a/cmake/Modules/VolkVersion.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/VolkVersion.cmake
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@
         set(VERSION "${MAJOR_VERSION}.${MINOR_VERSION}.${MAINT_VERSION}")
     endif()
     set(DOCVER "${VERSION}")
-    set(LIBVER "${VERSION}")
+    # v1.2 is ABI complient with v1.1
+    set(LIBVER "${MAJOR_VERSION}.1")
     set(RC_MINOR_VERSION ${MINOR_VERSION})
     set(RC_MAINT_VERSION ${MAINT_VERSION})
 endif()
