diff --git a/src/MPI/CMakeLists.txt b/src/MPI/CMakeLists.txt
index 07bc3bb..27b6fae 100644
--- a/src/MPI/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/MPI/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,3 +34,6 @@ target_link_libraries(sagecal-mpi
  -ldirac
  -lradio
 )
+
+install(TARGETS sagecal-mpi DESTINATION bin)
+
diff --git a/src/MS/CMakeLists.txt b/src/MS/CMakeLists.txt
index 454ad1c..9dd3ce3 100644
--- a/src/MS/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/MS/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,3 +37,5 @@ target_link_libraries(sagecal
  -ldirac
  -lradio
 )
+
+install(TARGETS sagecal DESTINATION bin)
diff --git a/src/buildsky/CMakeLists.txt b/src/buildsky/CMakeLists.txt
index 6dce2cc..47ceb0f 100644
--- a/src/buildsky/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/buildsky/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ target_link_libraries(buildsky
  -lcfitsio
  -lm
 )
+
+install(TARGETS buildsky DESTINATION bin)
+
diff --git a/src/lib/Dirac/CMakeLists.txt b/src/lib/Dirac/CMakeLists.txt
index ba648bd..ffa2f33 100644
--- a/src/lib/Dirac/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/lib/Dirac/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ message (STATUS "lib/Dirac objects --> ${objects}")
 include_directories(./)
 foreach (object ${objects})
     add_library(${object} SHARED ${object}.c)
+    SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${object} PROPERTIES SOVERSION 0.0)
 endforeach (object)
 
 add_library(dirac ${objects} Dirac.h)
+SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(dirac PROPERTIES SOVERSION 0.0)
+## disable install of lib* files
+##install(TARGETS ${objects} dirac DESTINATION lib)
diff --git a/src/lib/Radio/CMakeLists.txt b/src/lib/Radio/CMakeLists.txt
index 65a2418..3171939 100644
--- a/src/lib/Radio/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/lib/Radio/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,9 +44,13 @@ include_directories(${GLIB_PKG_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
 foreach (object ${objects})
     add_library(${object} ${object}.c)
+    SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${object} PROPERTIES SOVERSION 0.0)
 endforeach (object)
 
 add_library(radio ${objects} Radio.h)
+SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(radio PROPERTIES SOVERSION 0.0)
+## disable install of lib* files
+##install(TARGETS ${objects} radio DESTINATION lib)
 
 target_link_libraries(radio
 ${CASACORE_LIBRARIES}
diff --git a/src/restore/CMakeLists.txt b/src/restore/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c4d305..85f5c95 100644
--- a/src/restore/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/restore/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ target_link_libraries(restore
  -lcfitsio
  -lm
 )
+
+install(TARGETS restore DESTINATION bin)