diff --git a/cplusplus/meson.build b/cplusplus/meson.build
index 2f65d13a..f00e58ab 100644
--- a/cplusplus/meson.build
+++ b/cplusplus/meson.build
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ libvips_cpp_lib = library('vips-cpp',
     dependencies: libvips_dep,
     include_directories: libvips_cpp_includedir,
     version: library_version,
+    darwin_versions: darwin_versions,
     gnu_symbol_visibility: 'hidden',
     install: true,
 )
diff --git a/libvips/meson.build b/libvips/meson.build
index 6a6f6f66..9e6750f8 100644
--- a/libvips/meson.build
+++ b/libvips/meson.build
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ libvips_lib = library('vips',
     link_whole: libvips_components,
     dependencies: libvips_deps,
     version: library_version,
+    darwin_versions: darwin_versions,
     gnu_symbol_visibility: 'hidden',
     install: true,
 )
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f41c29a0..78f807b0 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ library_current = 57
 library_age = 15
 library_revision = 0
 library_version = '@0@.@1@.@2@'.format(library_current - library_age, library_age, library_revision)
+darwin_versions = [library_current + 1, '@0@.@1@'.format(library_current + 1, library_revision)]
 
 gnome = import('gnome')
 pymod = import('python')