diff --git a/c++/Makefile.am b/c++/Makefile.am
index 3996a62da..cc9ce8a7b 100644
--- a/c++/Makefile.am
+++ b/c++/Makefile.am
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libhamlib++.la
 libhamlib___la_SOURCES = rigclass.cc rotclass.cc
-libhamlib___la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -release @VERSION@ -version-info 0:0:0
+libhamlib___la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -release @VERSION@ -version-info 1:0:0
 libhamlib___la_LIBADD = ../src/libhamlib.la
 
 check_PROGRAMS = testcpp
+TESTS = testcpp
 
 testcpp_SOURCES = testcpp.cc
 testcpp_LDADD = libhamlib++.la