diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 451d98c3..26b1895c 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SOVERSION=7:0:0		# See comments at end of file.
+SOVERSION=8:0:0		# See comments at end of file.
 SETJMP_SO_VERSION=0:0:0
 #
 # Don't link with start-files since we don't use any constructors/destructors: