diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 9f95f759..a89fdb2a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ libasound_la_SOURCES = error.c
 libasound_la_LIBADD = control/libcontrol.la mixer/libmixer.la pcm/libpcm.la \
                       rawmidi/librawmidi.la timer/libtimer.la seq/libseq.la \
 		      instr/libinstr.la
-libasound_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 5:0:5
+libasound_la_LDFLAGS = -release 0.5 -version-info 5:0:5
 
 control/libcontrol.la:
 	$(MAKE) -C control libcontrol.la