diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7f001d3d1..113e554d2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ STRING(REGEX REPLACE "^.*LIBGIT2_VERSION \"[0-9]+\\.([0-9]+).*$" "\\1" LIBGIT2_V
 STRING(REGEX REPLACE "^.*LIBGIT2_VERSION \"[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.([0-9]+).*$" "\\1" LIBGIT2_VERSION_REV "${GIT2_HEADER}")
 SET(LIBGIT2_VERSION_STRING "${LIBGIT2_VERSION_MAJOR}.${LIBGIT2_VERSION_MINOR}.${LIBGIT2_VERSION_REV}")
 
-FILE(STRINGS "${libgit2_SOURCE_DIR}/include/git2/version.h" GIT2_HEADER_SOVERSION REGEX "^#define LIBGIT2_SOVERSION [0-9]+$")
-STRING(REGEX REPLACE "^.*LIBGIT2_SOVERSION ([0-9]+)$" "\\1" LIBGIT2_SOVERSION "${GIT2_HEADER_SOVERSION}")
+FILE(STRINGS "${libgit2_SOURCE_DIR}/include/git2/version.h" GIT2_HEADER_SOVERSION REGEX "^#define LIBGIT2_SOVERSION \"([0-9.]+)\"$")
+STRING(REGEX REPLACE "^.*LIBGIT2_SOVERSION \"([0-9.]+)\"$" "\\1" LIBGIT2_SOVERSION "${GIT2_HEADER_SOVERSION}")
 
 IF (DEPRECATE_HARD)
 	ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DGIT_DEPRECATE_HARD)
diff --git a/include/git2/version.h b/include/git2/version.h
index 148808ca0..4a824ffea 100644
--- a/include/git2/version.h
+++ b/include/git2/version.h
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 #ifndef INCLUDE_git_version_h__
 #define INCLUDE_git_version_h__
 
-#define LIBGIT2_VERSION "0.28.0"
+#define LIBGIT2_VERSION "0.99.0"
 #define LIBGIT2_VER_MAJOR 0
-#define LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR 28
+#define LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR 99
 #define LIBGIT2_VER_REVISION 0
 #define LIBGIT2_VER_PATCH 0
 
-#define LIBGIT2_SOVERSION 28
+#define LIBGIT2_SOVERSION "0.99"
 
 #endif