diff --git a/lib/hcrypto/Makefile.am b/lib/hcrypto/Makefile.am
index 951fb7644..11ef3a8c0 100644
--- a/lib/hcrypto/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/hcrypto/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.am.common
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libhcrypto.la
 check_LTLIBRARIES = libhctest.la
 
-libhcrypto_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 4:0:0
+libhcrypto_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 5:0:1
 libhcrypto_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/asn1/libasn1.la \
 	$(LIB_dlopen) \