diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 901bb83..a18003e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ LIBUCONTEXT_S_SRC = $(wildcard arch/${ARCH}/*.S)
 
 LIBUCONTEXT_VERSION := $(shell head -n 1 VERSION)
 LIBUCONTEXT_OBJ = ${LIBUCONTEXT_C_SRC:.c=.o} ${LIBUCONTEXT_S_SRC:.S=.o}
-LIBUCONTEXT_SOVERSION = 0
+LIBUCONTEXT_SOVERSION = 1
 LIBUCONTEXT_NAME = libucontext.so
 LIBUCONTEXT_STATIC_NAME = libucontext.a
 LIBUCONTEXT_PC = libucontext.pc
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 7d6ba18..948b071 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ headers = include_directories(project_includes)
 libucontext_target = library(
   'ucontext',
   project_source_files,
-  version: meson.project_version(),
+  version: '1',
   install : not meson.is_subproject(),
   c_args : build_args,
   pic: true,
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ if build_posix
   libucontext_posix_target = library(
     'ucontext_posix',
     project_source_files + ['libucontext_posix.c'],
-    version: meson.project_version(),
+    version: '1',
     install : not meson.is_subproject(),
     c_args : build_args,
     pic: true,