diff --git a/lib/com_err/Makefile.am b/lib/com_err/Makefile.am
index a452e3db1..222371057 100644
--- a/lib/com_err/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/com_err/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.am.common
 YFLAGS = -d
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libcom_err.la
-libcom_err_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 1:1:0
+libcom_err_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:0:1
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = compile_et