diff --git a/cmake/opentelemetry-proto.cmake b/cmake/opentelemetry-proto.cmake
index 19516c3b71..2c2ad54d50 100644
--- a/cmake/opentelemetry-proto.cmake
+++ b/cmake/opentelemetry-proto.cmake
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ add_library(
   ${TRACE_SERVICE_PB_CPP_FILE}
   ${LOGS_SERVICE_PB_CPP_FILE}
   ${METRICS_SERVICE_PB_CPP_FILE})
+set_target_version(opentelemetry_proto)
 
 if(WITH_ABSEIL)
   target_link_libraries(opentelemetry_proto PUBLIC absl::bad_variant_access)
@@ -335,6 +336,7 @@ if(WITH_OTLP_GRPC)
     opentelemetry_proto_grpc
     ${OTELCPP_PROTO_TARGET_OPTIONS} ${TRACE_SERVICE_GRPC_PB_CPP_FILE}
     ${LOGS_SERVICE_GRPC_PB_CPP_FILE} ${METRICS_SERVICE_GRPC_PB_CPP_FILE})
+  set_target_version(opentelemetry_proto_grpc)
 
   list(APPEND OPENTELEMETRY_PROTO_TARGETS opentelemetry_proto_grpc)
   target_link_libraries(opentelemetry_proto_grpc PUBLIC opentelemetry_proto)