diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index ae39b1d..8162f21 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@ libcomedi_la_SOURCES = \
 	calib_lex.c calib_yacc.c
 
 libcomedi_la_CFLAGS = $(COMEDILIB_CFLAGS) -D_REENTRANT -DLOCALSTATEDIR=\"\$(localstatedir)\"
+
+
 libcomedi_la_LDFLAGS = -soname libcomedi \
-	-Wl,--version-script=$(srcdir)/version_script
+        -release $(VERSION) \
+        -Wl,--version-script=$(srcdir)/version_script
+
 
 $(srcdir)/calib_yacc.c + $(srcdir)/calib_yacc.h: $(srcdir)/calib_yacc.y
 	$(YACC) -d -p calib_yy -o $(srcdir)/calib_yacc.c $<