diff --git a/c++/Makefile.am b/c++/Makefile.am
index fecd07f7e..480987d87 100644
--- a/c++/Makefile.am
+++ b/c++/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libhamlib++.la
 libhamlib___la_SOURCES = rigclass.cc rotclass.cc
-libhamlib___la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -release @VERSION@ -version-info @ABI_VERSION@:0:0
+libhamlib___la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info @ABI_VERSION@:5:0
 libhamlib___la_LIBADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libhamlib.la
 
 check_PROGRAMS = testcpp
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 2f05c9e4d..15921ac36 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ RIGSRC = rig.c serial.c misc.c register.c event.c cal.c conf.c tones.c \
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libhamlib.la
 libhamlib_la_SOURCES = $(RIGSRC)
-libhamlib_la_LDFLAGS = $(WINLDFLAGS) -no-undefined -release @VERSION@ -version-info @ABI_VERSION@:5:0
+libhamlib_la_LDFLAGS = $(WINLDFLAGS) -no-undefined -version-info @ABI_VERSION@:5:0
 libhamlib_la_CFLAGS = -DIN_HAMLIB $(AM_CFLAGS) -DHAMLIB_MODULE_DIR=\"$(libdir)\"
 libhamlib_la_LIBADD = @LIBLTDL@ $(top_builddir)/lib/libmisc.la @MATH_LIBS@ $(LIBUSB_LIBS)