diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 34b53e0c..1be684d8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ### Changed
 - The vector_add example has now become a test
+- Added `lib` prefix to shared libraries
 
 ### Removed
 - `getDevice` function of `Context`, use `Device` constructor instead
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 48cc2f15..f33539bb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ foreach(component ${COMPONENTS})
                             include/${PROJECT_NAME}/${component}.hpp
   )
   # Add the project name as a prefix to the output libraries
-  set_target_properties(${component} PROPERTIES PREFIX ${PROJECT_NAME}-)
+  set_target_properties(${component} PROPERTIES PREFIX lib${PROJECT_NAME}-)
   # Add includes
   target_include_directories(
     ${component}