diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 41ea9fbfd3..ee6ca164eb 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ libjson_cinclude_HEADERS = \
 #libjsonx_include_HEADERS = \
 #	json_config.h
 
-libjson_c_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 1:0:1 -no-undefined
+libjson_c_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:0:0 -no-undefined
 
 if ENABLE_OLDNAME_COMPAT
 libjson_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 1:0:1 -no-undefined -ljson-c