--- src/Makefile.orig	Sat Dec 16 19:35:51 2006
+++ src/Makefile	Sat Dec 16 19:39:49 2006
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
 bin: lib $(BINARY) $(EXIV2BIN) $(MCBIN) path-test
 
 lib: $(OBJ)
-	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) $(LOBJ) -o $(LIBRARY) -rpath $(libdir) -release $(EXIV2_VERSION) $(LIBS)
+	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) $(LOBJ) -o $(LIBRARY) -rpath $(libdir) -version-number $(subst .,:,$(EXIV2_VERSION)) $(LIBS)
 	@touch lib
 
 path-test: path-test.o utils.o