diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c04f6f7b5b..5f7a479657 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3015,6 +3015,7 @@ if(SHELLCHECK_EXECUTABLE)
 		COMMAND shellcheck --external-sources
 			tools/fuzz-test.sh
 			tools/randpkt-test.sh
+			tools/release-update-debian-soversions.sh
 			tools/test-captures.sh
 			tools/valgrind-wireshark.sh
 		WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}"
diff --git a/codecs/CMakeLists.txt b/codecs/CMakeLists.txt
index 2f446f6648..6a54001870 100644
--- a/codecs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/codecs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,13 +54,11 @@ add_library(wscodecs
   ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/image/libwscodecs.rc
 )
 
-set(FULL_SO_VERSION "0.0.0")
-
 set_target_properties(wscodecs PROPERTIES
   PREFIX "lib"
   COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "WS_BUILD_DLL"
   LINK_FLAGS "${WS_LINK_FLAGS}"
-  VERSION ${FULL_SO_VERSION} SOVERSION 0
+  VERSION "0.0.0" SOVERSION 0
   FOLDER "DLLs"
 )
 
diff --git a/epan/CMakeLists.txt b/epan/CMakeLists.txt
index 067bf8bfba..d40121f5bc 100644
--- a/epan/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/epan/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -306,12 +306,10 @@ add_library(epan
 
 add_dependencies(epan version)
 
-set(FULL_SO_VERSION "0.0.0")
-
 set_target_properties(epan PROPERTIES
 	COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "WS_BUILD_DLL"
 	LINK_FLAGS "${WS_LINK_FLAGS}"
-	VERSION ${FULL_SO_VERSION} SOVERSION 0
+	VERSION "0.0.0" SOVERSION 0
 )
 
 if(ENABLE_APPLICATION_BUNDLE)
diff --git a/make-version.pl b/make-version.pl
index dc24716c17..7bed6ac0a9 100755
--- a/make-version.pl
+++ b/make-version.pl
@@ -526,9 +526,9 @@ sub update_cmake_lib_releases
 		$filepath = $filedir . "/CMakeLists.txt";
 		open(CMAKELISTS_TXT, "< $filepath") || die "Can't read $filepath!";
 		while ($line = <CMAKELISTS_TXT>) {
-			# set(FULL_SO_VERSION "0.0.0")
+			#	VERSION "0.0.0" SOVERSION 0
 
-			if ($line =~ /^(set\s*\(\s*FULL_SO_VERSION\s+"\d+\.\d+\.)\d+(".*[\r\n]+)$/) {
+			if ($line =~ /^(\s*VERSION\s+"\d+\.\d+\.)\d+(".*[\r\n]+)$/) {
 				$line = sprintf("$1%d$2", $version_pref{"version_micro"});
 			}
 			$contents .= $line
diff --git a/tools/release-update-debian-soversions.sh b/tools/release-update-debian-soversions.sh
index 7c8f368053..fb2b8895cc 100755
--- a/tools/release-update-debian-soversions.sh
+++ b/tools/release-update-debian-soversions.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 
 set -e
 
-for i in wireshark wiretap wscodecs wsutil; do
-    NEW_VERSION=$(grep SOVERSION $(grep -l lib${i} */CMakeLists.txt) | sed 's/.*SOVERSION \([0-9]*\).*/\1/')
-    rename "s/0\./${NEW_VERSION}./" debian/lib${i}0.*
+for i in codecs wireshark wiretap wsutil; do
+    NEW_VERSION=$(grep SOVERSION "$(grep -l lib${i} ./*/CMakeLists.txt)" | sed 's/.*SOVERSION \([0-9]*\).*/\1/')
+    rename "s/0\\./${NEW_VERSION}./" debian/lib${i}0.*
     grep -l -R "lib${i}0" debian/ | xargs sed -i "s/lib${i}0/lib${i}${NEW_VERSION}/"
-    grep -l -R "lib${i}\.so\.0" debian/ | xargs sed -i "s/lib${i}\.so\.0/lib${i}.so.${NEW_VERSION}/"
+    grep -l -R "lib${i}\\.so\\.0" debian/ | xargs sed -i "s/lib${i}\\.so\\.0/lib${i}.so.${NEW_VERSION}/"
 done
diff --git a/wiretap/CMakeLists.txt b/wiretap/CMakeLists.txt
index 3bfc5870b1..b0aebf04e8 100644
--- a/wiretap/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/wiretap/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -117,13 +117,11 @@ add_library(wiretap
 
 add_dependencies(wiretap version)
 
-set(FULL_SO_VERSION "0.0.0")
-
 set_target_properties(wiretap PROPERTIES
 	PREFIX "lib"
 	COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "WS_BUILD_DLL"
 	LINK_FLAGS "${WS_LINK_FLAGS}"
-	VERSION ${FULL_SO_VERSION} SOVERSION 0
+	VERSION "0.0.0" SOVERSION 0
 	FOLDER "DLLs"
 )
 
diff --git a/wsutil/CMakeLists.txt b/wsutil/CMakeLists.txt
index 1980641fcd..698bc5bfbd 100644
--- a/wsutil/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/wsutil/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -258,13 +258,11 @@ add_library(wsutil
 	${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/image/libwsutil.rc
 )
 
-set(FULL_SO_VERSION "0.0.0")
-
 set_target_properties(wsutil PROPERTIES
 	PREFIX "lib"
 	COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "WS_BUILD_DLL"
 	LINK_FLAGS "${WS_LINK_FLAGS}"
-	VERSION ${FULL_SO_VERSION} SOVERSION 0
+	VERSION "0.0.0" SOVERSION 0
 	FOLDER "DLLs"
 )