Index: CMakeLists.txt
===================================================================
--- CMakeLists.txt
+++ CMakeLists.txt
@@ -283,6 +283,10 @@
     "Path to install LLVM utilities (enabled by LLVM_INSTALL_UTILS=ON) (defaults to LLVM_TOOLS_INSTALL_DIR)")
 mark_as_advanced(LLVM_TOOLS_INSTALL_DIR)
 
+set(LLVM_SOVERSION_SUFFIX "" CACHE STRING
+    "Additional suffix appended to SONAME of LLVM libraries")
+mark_as_advanced(LLVM_SOVERSION_SUFFIX)
+
 # They are used as destination of target generators.
 set(LLVM_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_INTDIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/bin)
 set(LLVM_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_INTDIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/lib${LLVM_LIBDIR_SUFFIX})
Index: cmake/modules/AddLLVM.cmake
===================================================================
--- cmake/modules/AddLLVM.cmake
+++ cmake/modules/AddLLVM.cmake
@@ -479,8 +479,8 @@
       set_target_properties(${name}
         PROPERTIES
         # Since 4.0.0, the ABI version is indicated by the major version
-        SOVERSION ${LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR}
-        VERSION ${LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR}.${LLVM_VERSION_MINOR}.${LLVM_VERSION_PATCH}${LLVM_VERSION_SUFFIX})
+        SOVERSION ${LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR}${LLVM_SOVERSION_SUFFIX}
+        VERSION ${LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR}${LLVM_SOVERSION_SUFFIX}.${LLVM_VERSION_MINOR}.${LLVM_VERSION_PATCH}${LLVM_VERSION_SUFFIX})
     endif()
   endif()
 
Index: cmake/modules/LLVMConfig.cmake.in
===================================================================
--- cmake/modules/LLVMConfig.cmake.in
+++ cmake/modules/LLVMConfig.cmake.in
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 set(LLVM_ON_WIN32 @LLVM_ON_WIN32@)
 
 set(LLVM_LIBDIR_SUFFIX @LLVM_LIBDIR_SUFFIX@)
+set(LLVM_SOVERSION_SUFFIX @LLVM_SOVERSION_SUFFIX@)
 
 set(LLVM_INCLUDE_DIRS "@LLVM_CONFIG_INCLUDE_DIRS@")
 set(LLVM_LIBRARY_DIRS "@LLVM_CONFIG_LIBRARY_DIRS@")