diff --git a/lib/krb5/Makefile.am b/lib/krb5/Makefile.am
index 30d1c3779..cd8474e8a 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/krb5/Makefile.am
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ dist_libkrb5_la_SOURCES =			\
 nodist_libkrb5_la_SOURCES =			\
 	$(ERR_FILES)
 
-libkrb5_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 25:0:0
+libkrb5_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 26:0:0
 
 if versionscript
 libkrb5_la_LDFLAGS += $(LDFLAGS_VERSION_SCRIPT)$(srcdir)/version-script.map