diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5430c36..b4ffe99 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ include/
 db/
 dbd/
 html/
+cfg/
 envPaths
 configure/*.local
 !configure/ExampleRELEASE.local
diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_PVA_CORE b/configure/CONFIG_PVA_CORE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c95db5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_PVA_CORE
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+EPICS_BASE_PVA_CORE_LIBS = pvAccessIOC pvAccessCA pvAccess pvData
+
+EPICS_PVA_MAJOR_VERSION = 6
+EPICS_PVA_MINOR_VERSION = 0
+EPICS_PVA_MAINTENANCE_VERSION = 0
+EPICS_PVA_DEVELOPMENT_FLAG = 1
diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_SITE b/configure/CONFIG_SITE
index 61909e9..40db1d7 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_SITE
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_SITE
@@ -23,13 +23,6 @@ CHECK_RELEASE = YES
 -include $(TOP)/../CONFIG_SITE.local
 -include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG_SITE.local
 
-EPICS_PVA_MAJOR_VERSION = 6
-EPICS_PVA_MINOR_VERSION = 0
-EPICS_PVA_MAINTENANCE_VERSION = 0
-EPICS_PVA_DEVELOPMENT_FLAG = 1
-
-SHRLIB_VERSION ?= $(EPICS_PVA_MAJOR_VERSION).$(EPICS_PVA_MINOR_VERSION).$(EPICS_PVA_MAINTENANCE_VERSION)
-
 ifdef WITH_COVERAGE
 USR_CPPFLAGS += --coverage
 USR_LDFLAGS += --coverage
diff --git a/configure/Makefile b/configure/Makefile
index aefe673..97b9fcf 100644
--- a/configure/Makefile
+++ b/configure/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ TOP=..
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
 
+CFG += CONFIG_PVA_CORE
+
 TARGETS = $(CONFIG_TARGETS)
 CONFIGS += $(subst ../,,$(wildcard $(CONFIG_INSTALLS)))
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 93b2604..0acbdaf 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ ifdef WITH_MICROBENCH
 endif
 LIB_LIBS += Com
 
+SHRLIB_VERSION ?= $(EPICS_PVA_MAJOR_VERSION).$(EPICS_PVA_MINOR_VERSION).$(EPICS_PVA_MAINTENANCE_VERSION)
+
 # needed for Windows
 LIB_SYS_LIBS_WIN32 += ws2_32
 
diff --git a/src/ca/Makefile b/src/ca/Makefile
index 640dd40..a7a9c79 100644
--- a/src/ca/Makefile
+++ b/src/ca/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ ifdef WITH_MICROBENCH
 endif
 LIB_LIBS += Com
 
+SHRLIB_VERSION ?= $(EPICS_PVA_MAJOR_VERSION).$(EPICS_PVA_MINOR_VERSION).$(EPICS_PVA_MAINTENANCE_VERSION)
+
 # needed for Windows
 LIB_SYS_LIBS_WIN32 += ws2_32
 
diff --git a/src/ioc/Makefile b/src/ioc/Makefile
index 16b1349..1406613 100644
--- a/src/ioc/Makefile
+++ b/src/ioc/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ LIBRARY += pvAccessIOC
 pvAccessIOC_LIBS += pvAccess pvData
 pvAccessIOC_LIBS += $(EPICS_BASE_IOC_LIBS)
 
+SHRLIB_VERSION ?= $(EPICS_PVA_MAJOR_VERSION).$(EPICS_PVA_MINOR_VERSION).$(EPICS_PVA_MAINTENANCE_VERSION)
+
 INC += pv/syncChannelFind.h
 INC += pv/iocshelper.h