diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 603c82de8..fc5880f20 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ project('weston',
 	license: 'MIT/Expat',
 )
 
-libweston_major = 12
+libweston_major = 13
 
 # libweston_revision is manufactured to follow the autotools build's
 # library file naming, thanks to libtool