diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c235137df1926a91d8a8127c1a2cadfb4c421938..7b601204998083dfb96f5b45b34147adf233bbf5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.50)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
 
-SHLIBMAJOR=0
+SHLIBMAJOR=1
 SHLIBMINOR=0
 
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST