diff --git a/modules/ca/src/client/Makefile b/modules/ca/src/client/Makefile
index 6a7f690e9..c5fc5c49d 100644
--- a/modules/ca/src/client/Makefile
+++ b/modules/ca/src/client/Makefile
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ EXPANDVARS += EPICS_CA_DEVELOPMENT_FLAG
 EXPANDFLAGS += $(foreach var,$(EXPANDVARS),-D$(var)="$(strip $($(var)))")
 
 # shared library ABI version.
-SHRLIB_VERSION = 4.13.1
+SHRLIB_VERSION = $(EPICS_CA_MAJOR_VERSION).$(EPICS_CA_MINOR_VERSION).$(EPICS_CA_MAINTENANCE_VERSION)
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
 
diff --git a/modules/database/configure/CONFIG b/modules/database/configure/CONFIG
index 9ebdbeb20..c471407c4 100644
--- a/modules/database/configure/CONFIG
+++ b/modules/database/configure/CONFIG
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ INSTALL_LOCATION = $(TOP)
 BASE_CPPFLAGS += -DUSE_TYPED_RSET
 
 # Shared library ABI version.
-SHRLIB_VERSION = 3.17.0
+SHRLIB_VERSION = $(EPICS_DATABASE_MAJOR_VERSION).$(EPICS_DATABASE_MINOR_VERSION).$(EPICS_DATABASE_MAINTENANCE_VERSION)
 
 # CONFIG_SITE files contain other build configuration settings
 include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG_SITE
diff --git a/modules/database/src/ioc/Makefile b/modules/database/src/ioc/Makefile
index 00851867e..325872826 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/ioc/Makefile
+++ b/modules/database/src/ioc/Makefile
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ INC += databaseVersionNum.h
 
 PROD_LIBS = Com
 
-EPICS_DATABASE_MAJOR_VERSION = 3
-EPICS_DATABASE_MINOR_VERSION = 17
-EPICS_DATABASE_MAINTENANCE_VERSION = 0
-EPICS_DATABASE_DEVELOPMENT_FLAG = 1
-
 include $(IOCDIR)/as/Makefile
 include $(IOCDIR)/bpt/Makefile
 include $(IOCDIR)/db/Makefile
diff --git a/modules/libcom/src/Makefile b/modules/libcom/src/Makefile
index 13d1409b8..d61b26803 100644
--- a/modules/libcom/src/Makefile
+++ b/modules/libcom/src/Makefile
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ EXPANDVARS += EPICS_LIBCOM_DEVELOPMENT_FLAG
 EXPANDFLAGS += $(foreach var,$(EXPANDVARS),-D$(var)="$(strip $($(var)))")
 
 # shared library ABI version.
-SHRLIB_VERSION = 3.17.0
+SHRLIB_VERSION = $(EPICS_LIBCOM_MAJOR_VERSION).$(EPICS_LIBCOM_MINOR_VERSION).$(EPICS_LIBCOM_MAINTENANCE_VERSION)
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES