diff --git a/libnm-glib/Makefile.am b/libnm-glib/Makefile.am
index fb3a7cc591..93dbf5bc5a 100644
--- a/libnm-glib/Makefile.am
+++ b/libnm-glib/Makefile.am
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ libnm_glib_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(GUDEV_LIBS)
 
 libnm_glib_la_LDFLAGS = -Wl,--version-script=$(srcdir)/libnm-glib.ver \
-	-version-info "4:0:1"
+	-version-info "5:0:1"
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = libnm-glib-test