diff --git a/src/libcmd/meson.build b/src/libcmd/meson.build
index fbe5e63f6..216d4df9c 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/meson.build
+++ b/src/libcmd/meson.build
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ 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 83d09ced6..ed4582e40 100644
--- a/src/libexpr-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libexpr-c/meson.build
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ 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 512330d66..b97f94362 100644
--- a/src/libexpr-test-support/meson.build
+++ b/src/libexpr-test-support/meson.build
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ 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 be837b911..1038d773f 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/meson.build
+++ b/src/libexpr/meson.build
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ 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 cc4b3990e..e34997f09 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libfetchers-c/meson.build
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ 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 c8d049e0f..321146ca4 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/meson.build
+++ b/src/libfetchers/meson.build
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ 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 b4f7b2b58..5a81618c8 100644
--- a/src/libflake-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libflake-c/meson.build
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ 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 0f5b8ee2a..bc8533e15 100644
--- a/src/libflake/meson.build
+++ b/src/libflake/meson.build
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ 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 42369cfc1..e420520e6 100644
--- a/src/libmain-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libmain-c/meson.build
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ 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 f35fcc709..65fcb6239 100644
--- a/src/libmain/meson.build
+++ b/src/libmain/meson.build
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ 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 bc6c36890..eb5563161 100644
--- a/src/libstore-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore-c/meson.build
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ 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 1de6247ab..779b122fa 100644
--- a/src/libstore-test-support/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore-test-support/meson.build
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ 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 3ff1e6eb8..3017bac66 100644
--- a/src/libstore/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore/meson.build
@@ -344,7 +344,6 @@ 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 20fcbd5cd..3414a6d31 100644
--- a/src/libutil-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libutil-c/meson.build
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ 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 9e51aed0d..ec6bc15d9 100644
--- a/src/libutil-test-support/meson.build
+++ b/src/libutil-test-support/meson.build
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ 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 11aa95e62..f5ad2b1f6 100644
--- a/src/libutil/meson.build
+++ b/src/libutil/meson.build
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ 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,