diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7389b6de298..67214611e39 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -84,17 +84,17 @@ date="Unreleased developer copy"
 # Version numbers are described in the Libtool current:revision:age
 # format.
 
-libmpi_so_version=0:0:0
-libmpi_cxx_so_version=0:0:0
-libmpi_mpifh_so_version=0:0:0
-libmpi_usempi_tkr_so_version=0:0:0
-libmpi_usempi_ignore_tkr_so_version=0:0:0
-libmpi_usempif08_so_version=0:0:0
-libopen_rte_so_version=0:0:0
-libopen_pal_so_version=0:0:0
-libmpi_java_so_version=0:0:0
-liboshmem_so_version=0:0:0
-libompitrace_so_version=0:0:0
+libmpi_so_version=50:0:10
+libmpi_cxx_so_version=50:0:10
+libmpi_mpifh_so_version=50:0:10
+libmpi_usempi_tkr_so_version=50:0:10
+libmpi_usempi_ignore_tkr_so_version=50:0:10
+libmpi_usempif08_so_version=50:0:10
+libopen_rte_so_version=50:0:10
+libopen_pal_so_version=50:0:10
+libmpi_java_so_version=50:0:10
+liboshmem_so_version=50:0:10
+libompitrace_so_version=50:0:10
 
 # "Common" components install standalone libraries that are run-time
 # linked by one or more components.  So they need to be versioned as
@@ -102,14 +102,14 @@ libompitrace_so_version=0:0:0
 # components-don't-affect-the-build-system abstraction.
 
 # OMPI layer
-libmca_ompi_common_ompio_so_version=0:0:0
+libmca_ompi_common_ompio_so_version=50:0:9
 
 # ORTE layer
-libmca_orte_common_alps_so_version=0:0:0
+libmca_orte_common_alps_so_version=50:0:10
 
 # OPAL layer
-libmca_opal_common_cuda_so_version=0:0:0
-libmca_opal_common_ofi_so_version=0:0:0
-libmca_opal_common_sm_so_version=0:0:0
-libmca_opal_common_ugni_so_version=0:0:0
-libmca_opal_common_verbs_so_version=0:0:0
+libmca_opal_common_cuda_so_version=50:0:10
+libmca_opal_common_ofi_so_version=50:0:10
+libmca_opal_common_sm_so_version=50:0:10
+libmca_opal_common_ugni_so_version=50:0:10
+libmca_opal_common_verbs_so_version=50:0:10