diff --git a/libnm-util/Makefile.am b/libnm-util/Makefile.am
index f49a44101f..cbf6de36cb 100644
--- a/libnm-util/Makefile.am
+++ b/libnm-util/Makefile.am
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ libnm_util_la_SOURCES=			\
 libnm_util_la_LIBADD = $(GLIB_LIBS) $(DBUS_LIBS) $(UUID_LIBS)
 
 libnm_util_la_LDFLAGS = -Wl,--version-script=$(srcdir)/libnm-util.ver \
-	-version-info "2:0:0"
+	-version-info "1:0:0"
 
 if WITH_GNUTLS
 libnm_util_la_SOURCES += crypto_gnutls.c