diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt

index d138776..d63514f 100644

--- a/CMakeLists.txt

+++ b/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@

 # levmar CMake file; see http://www.cmake.org and 

 #                        http://www.insightsoftwareconsortium.org/wiki/index.php/CMake_Tutorial

-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.6)

-PROJECT(LEVMAR)

+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8)

+PROJECT(LEVMAR C)

+SET(PROJECT_VERSION 2.6)

 SET(HAVE_LAPACK 1 CACHE BOOL "Do we have LAPACK/BLAS?")

 # the directory where the lapack/blas/f2c libraries reside

@@ -60,10 +61,12 @@ IF(HAVE_PLASMA)

 ENDIF(HAVE_PLASMA)

 # levmar library source files

-ADD_LIBRARY(levmar STATIC

+ADD_LIBRARY(levmar SHARED

   lm.c Axb.c misc.c lmlec.c lmbc.c lmblec.c lmbleic.c

   levmar.h misc.h compiler.h

 )

+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(levmar m ${LAPACKBLAS_LIB_NAMES})

+SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(levmar PROPERTIES VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION})

 # demo program

 IF(BUILD_DEMO)