diff --git a/freeipmi.changes b/freeipmi.changes
index 1761634..38c5272 100644
--- a/freeipmi.changes
+++ b/freeipmi.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Oct 18 14:54:53 UTC 2017 - alarrosa@suse.com
+
+- Follow the shared library packaging policy. Created new packages
+  libipmiconsole2, libipmidetect0, libipmimonitoring6, libfreeipmi17
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Aug 30 10:02:28 UTC 2017 - kkaempf@suse.com
 
diff --git a/freeipmi.spec b/freeipmi.spec
index 5862011..046df42 100644
--- a/freeipmi.spec
+++ b/freeipmi.spec
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 %define has_systemd 0
 %endif
 
-%define name freeipmi
-%define version 1.5.7
 %define srcversion %{version}
 %if %{?_with_debug:1}%{!?_with_debug:0}
 %define release 1.debug%{?dist}
@@ -32,10 +30,15 @@
 %define release 1%{?dist}
 %endif
 
+%define libipmiconsole_soname 2
+%define libipmidetect_soname 0
+%define libipmimonitoring_soname 6
+%define libfreeipmi_soname 17
+
 %{!?_initddir: %global _initddir %{_sysconfdir}/init.d}
 
-Name:           %{name}
-Version:        %{version}
+Name:           freeipmi
+Version:        1.5.7
 Release:        %{release}
 Url:            http://www.gnu.org/software/freeipmi/
 Source0:        http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/freeipmi/%{name}-%{srcversion}.tar.gz
@@ -76,6 +79,10 @@ Platform Management Interface specification.
 Summary:        Development package for FreeIPMI
 Group:          Development/Tools/Other
 Requires:       freeipmi = %{version}
+Requires:       libfreeipmi%{libfreeipmi_soname} = %{version}
+Requires:       libipmiconsole%{libipmiconsole_soname} = %{version}
+Requires:       libipmidetect%{libipmidetect_soname} = %{version}
+Requires:       libipmimonitoring%{libipmimonitoring_soname} = %{version}
 
 %description devel
 Development package for FreeIPMI.  This package includes the FreeIPMI
@@ -119,6 +126,50 @@ This service detects and monitors IPMI nodes.
   %define _enable_debug --enable-debug --enable-trace
 %endif
 
+%package -n libipmiconsole%{libipmiconsole_soname}
+Summary:        FreeIPMI library
+Group:          System/Libraries
+
+%description -n libipmiconsole%{libipmiconsole_soname}
+This project provides "Remote-Console" (out-of-band) and
+"System Management Software" (in-band) based on Intelligent
+Platform Management Interface specification.
+
+This package contains the libipmiconsole library.
+
+%package -n libipmidetect%{libipmidetect_soname}
+Summary:        FreeIPMI library
+Group:          System/Libraries
+
+%description -n libipmidetect%{libipmidetect_soname}
+This project provides "Remote-Console" (out-of-band) and
+"System Management Software" (in-band) based on Intelligent
+Platform Management Interface specification.
+
+This package contains the libipmidetect library.
+
+%package -n libipmimonitoring%{libipmimonitoring_soname}
+Summary:        FreeIPMI library
+Group:          System/Libraries
+
+%description -n libipmimonitoring%{libipmimonitoring_soname}
+This project provides "Remote-Console" (out-of-band) and
+"System Management Software" (in-band) based on Intelligent
+Platform Management Interface specification.
+
+This package contains the libipmimonitoring library.
+
+%package -n libfreeipmi%{libfreeipmi_soname}
+Summary:        FreeIPMI library
+Group:          System/Libraries
+
+%description -n libfreeipmi%{libfreeipmi_soname}
+This project provides "Remote-Console" (out-of-band) and
+"System Management Software" (in-band) based on Intelligent
+Platform Management Interface specification.
+
+This package contains the libfreeipmi library.
+
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{srcversion}
 
@@ -212,6 +263,18 @@ fi
 
 %postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
+%post   -n libipmiconsole%{libipmiconsole_soname} -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun -n libipmiconsole%{libipmiconsole_soname} -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%post   -n libipmidetect%{libipmidetect_soname} -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun -n libipmidetect%{libipmidetect_soname} -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%post   -n libipmimonitoring%{libipmimonitoring_soname} -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun -n libipmimonitoring%{libipmimonitoring_soname} -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%post   -n libfreeipmi%{libfreeipmi_soname} -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun -n libfreeipmi%{libfreeipmi_soname} -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
 %post bmc-watchdog
 %if 0%{?suse_version}
 %{fillup_only}
@@ -346,10 +409,6 @@ fi
 %else
 %{_initddir}/ipmiseld
 %endif
-%{_libdir}/libipmiconsole*so.*
-%{_libdir}/libipmidetect*so.*
-%{_libdir}/libfreeipmi*so.*
-%{_libdir}/libipmimonitoring.so.*
 %{_localstatedir}/lib/*
 %{_sbindir}/ipmi-config
 %{_sbindir}/bmc-config
@@ -517,4 +576,20 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man5/ipmidetectd.conf.5*
 %{_mandir}/man8/ipmidetectd.8*
 
+%files -n libipmiconsole%{libipmiconsole_soname}
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_libdir}/libipmiconsole*so.%{libipmiconsole_soname}*
+
+%files -n libipmidetect%{libipmidetect_soname}
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_libdir}/libipmidetect*so.%{libipmidetect_soname}*
+
+%files -n libipmimonitoring%{libipmimonitoring_soname}
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_libdir}/libipmimonitoring.so.%{libipmimonitoring_soname}*
+
+%files -n libfreeipmi%{libfreeipmi_soname}
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_libdir}/libfreeipmi*so.%{libfreeipmi_soname}*
+
 %changelog