diff --git a/src/libcmd/meson.build b/src/libcmd/meson.build
index 6478fb226..24e075246 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/meson.build
+++ b/src/libcmd/meson.build
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ this_library = library(
   'nixcmd',
   sources,
   config_priv_h,
-  soversion : 0,
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
   include_directories : include_dirs,
   link_args : linker_export_flags,
diff --git a/src/libexpr-c/meson.build b/src/libexpr-c/meson.build
index 01e60680b..7c014d61d 100644
--- a/src/libexpr-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libexpr-c/meson.build
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 this_library = library(
   'nixexprc',
   sources,
-  soversion : 0,
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
   include_directories : include_dirs,
   link_args : linker_export_flags,
diff --git a/src/libexpr-test-support/meson.build b/src/libexpr-test-support/meson.build
index 1bc173ee4..d762eb85e 100644
--- a/src/libexpr-test-support/meson.build
+++ b/src/libexpr-test-support/meson.build
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 this_library = library(
   'nix-expr-test-support',
   sources,
-  soversion : 0,
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
   include_directories : include_dirs,
   # TODO: Remove `-lrapidcheck` when https://github.com/emil-e/rapidcheck/pull/326
diff --git a/src/libexpr/meson.build b/src/libexpr/meson.build
index 409f4fac8..40d3f390b 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/meson.build
+++ b/src/libexpr/meson.build
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ this_library = library(
   parser_tab,
   lexer_tab,
   generated_headers,
-  soversion : 0,
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
   include_directories : include_dirs,
   link_args : linker_export_flags,
diff --git a/src/libfetchers-c/meson.build b/src/libfetchers-c/meson.build
index 81b63780b..8542744b4 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libfetchers-c/meson.build
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 this_library = library(
   'nixfetchersc',
   sources,
-  soversion : 0,
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
   include_directories : include_dirs,
   link_args : linker_export_flags,
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/meson.build b/src/libfetchers/meson.build
index 7c5ce1bc9..922a2c491 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/meson.build
+++ b/src/libfetchers/meson.build
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 this_library = library(
   'nixfetchers',
   sources,
-  soversion : 0,
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
   include_directories : include_dirs,
   link_args : linker_export_flags,
diff --git a/src/libflake-c/meson.build b/src/libflake-c/meson.build
index e72694c2e..933e06d90 100644
--- a/src/libflake-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libflake-c/meson.build
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 this_library = library(
   'nixflakec',
   sources,
-  soversion : 0,
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
   include_directories : include_dirs,
   link_args : linker_export_flags,
diff --git a/src/libflake/meson.build b/src/libflake/meson.build
index cb5f128a4..191d8f068 100644
--- a/src/libflake/meson.build
+++ b/src/libflake/meson.build
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ this_library = library(
   'nixflake',
   sources,
   generated_headers,
-  soversion : 0,
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
   include_directories : include_dirs,
   link_args : linker_export_flags,
diff --git a/src/libmain-c/meson.build b/src/libmain-c/meson.build
index 20b77aef2..9e26ad8ad 100644
--- a/src/libmain-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libmain-c/meson.build
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 this_library = library(
   'nixmainc',
   sources,
-  soversion : 0,
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
   include_directories : include_dirs,
   link_args : linker_export_flags,
diff --git a/src/libmain/meson.build b/src/libmain/meson.build
index e70967462..4a90d2d83 100644
--- a/src/libmain/meson.build
+++ b/src/libmain/meson.build
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ this_library = library(
   'nixmain',
   sources,
   config_priv_h,
-  soversion : 0,
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
   include_directories : include_dirs,
   link_args : linker_export_flags,
diff --git a/src/libstore-c/meson.build b/src/libstore-c/meson.build
index a48885780..f8eaef803 100644
--- a/src/libstore-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore-c/meson.build
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 this_library = library(
   'nixstorec',
   sources,
-  soversion : 0,
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
   include_directories : include_dirs,
   link_args : linker_export_flags,
diff --git a/src/libstore-test-support/meson.build b/src/libstore-test-support/meson.build
index 3a3ffe36e..b2977941f 100644
--- a/src/libstore-test-support/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore-test-support/meson.build
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 this_library = library(
   'nix-store-test-support',
   sources,
-  soversion : 0,
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
   include_directories : include_dirs,
   # TODO: Remove `-lrapidcheck` when https://github.com/emil-e/rapidcheck/pull/326
diff --git a/src/libstore/meson.build b/src/libstore/meson.build
index 77517bdfe..7aeacbab7 100644
--- a/src/libstore/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore/meson.build
@@ -363,7 +363,6 @@ this_library = library(
   generated_headers,
   sources,
   config_priv_h,
-  soversion : 0,
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
   include_directories : include_dirs,
   link_args : linker_export_flags,
diff --git a/src/libutil-c/meson.build b/src/libutil-c/meson.build
index 9e1a43e80..8131c517c 100644
--- a/src/libutil-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libutil-c/meson.build
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ this_library = library(
   'nixutilc',
   sources,
   config_priv_h,
-  soversion : 0,
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
   include_directories : include_dirs,
   link_args : linker_export_flags,
diff --git a/src/libutil-test-support/meson.build b/src/libutil-test-support/meson.build
index 9ad139edb..910f1d881 100644
--- a/src/libutil-test-support/meson.build
+++ b/src/libutil-test-support/meson.build
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 this_library = library(
   'nix-util-test-support',
   sources,
-  soversion : 0,
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
   include_directories : include_dirs,
   # TODO: Remove `-lrapidcheck` when https://github.com/emil-e/rapidcheck/pull/326
diff --git a/src/libutil/meson.build b/src/libutil/meson.build
index 131f71034..cdffc892a 100644
--- a/src/libutil/meson.build
+++ b/src/libutil/meson.build
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 this_library = library(
   'nixutil',
   sources,
-  soversion : 0,
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
   include_directories : include_dirs,
   link_args : linker_export_flags,