diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d8fb923..17ce8c0 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ enetinclude_HEADERS = \
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libenet.la
 libenet_la_SOURCES = callbacks.c compress.c host.c list.c packet.c peer.c protocol.c unix.c win32.c
 # see info '(libtool) Updating version info' before making a release
-libenet_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -version-info 0:0:0
+libenet_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -version-info 1:0:0
 INCLUDES = -Iinclude
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -Im4