diff --git a/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt b/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 98c6024de6a..ba08f163d67 100644
--- a/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS} -l${HDF5_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}")
 endif ()
 
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 
 configure_file (
     ${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/libhdf5.pc.in
diff --git a/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt b/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 85a93bfe35f..9172033aa9c 100644
--- a/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -580,8 +580,8 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND NOT SKIP_HDF5_FORTRAN_SHARED)
   set (_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS} -l${HDF5_F90_LIB_CORENAME}")
 endif ()
 
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 
 configure_file (
     ${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/libhdf5.pc.in
diff --git a/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 77382c25bc7..0c9b04b6d63 100644
--- a/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS} -l${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}")
 endif ()
 
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}")
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 
 configure_file (
     ${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/libhdf5.pc.in
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
index edde8310df8..929d867543e 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND NOT SKIP_HDF5_FORTRAN_SHARED)
   set (_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS} -l${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_CORENAME}")
 endif ()
 
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}")
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 
 configure_file (
     ${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/libhdf5.pc.in
diff --git a/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt
index c2a879c8b1d..bb100886700 100644
--- a/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS} -l${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}")
 endif ()
 
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 
 configure_file (
     ${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/libhdf5.pc.in