diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 75baedfb..fed9893b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
 #
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)
+
 AC_INIT([ntfs-3g],[1.328],[ntfs-3g-devel@lists.sf.net])
+LIBNTFS_3G_VERSION=1:0:0
 
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST([])
 AC_CANONICAL_TARGET([])
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ AC_SUBST(CPPFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(LIBS)
 
+AC_SUBST(LIBNTFS_3G_VERSION)
 AC_SUBST(LIBNTFS_3G_CFLAGS)
 
 AC_SUBST(AUTODIRS)
diff --git a/libntfs-3g/Makefile.am b/libntfs-3g/Makefile.am
index 78b64961..50de3e86 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/Makefile.am
+++ b/libntfs-3g/Makefile.am
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 linux_ntfsincludedir = -I$(top_srcdir)/include/ntfs-3g
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libntfs-3g.la
+libntfs_3g_la_LDFLAGS = -version-number $(LIBNTFS_3G_VERSION)
 libntfs_3g_la_CFLAGS = $(LIBNTFS_3G_CFLAGS) 
 libntfs_3g_la_SOURCES =	\
 	attrib.c	\