diff --git a/guile-cairo.changes b/guile-cairo.changes
index e52d526..6647ff3 100644
--- a/guile-cairo.changes
+++ b/guile-cairo.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Mar 18 22:06:44 UTC 2018 - jengelh@inai.de
+
+- Rename %soname to %sover to better reflect its use.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Mar 16 10:18:22 UTC 2018 - sleep_walker@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/guile-cairo.spec b/guile-cairo.spec
index 8019496..13c69f2 100644
--- a/guile-cairo.spec
+++ b/guile-cairo.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 
 
-%define soname 0
+%define sover 0
 Name:           guile-cairo
 Version:        1.9.91
 Release:        0
@@ -29,16 +29,16 @@ BuildRequires:  cairo-devel
 BuildRequires:  guile-devel
 Requires(post): %{install_info_prereq}
 Requires(preun): %{install_info_prereq}
-Requires:       lib%{name}%{soname}
+Requires:       lib%{name}%{sover}
 
 %description
 Guile bindings to Cairo library.
 
-%package -n lib%{name}%{soname}
+%package -n lib%{name}%{sover}
 Summary:        Guile cairo libary
 Group:          System/Libraries
 
-%description -n lib%{name}%{soname}
+%description -n lib%{name}%{sover}
 Libraries for Guile bindings for Cairo.
 
 %package devel
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags}
 %preun
 %install_info_delete --info-dir=%{_infodir} %{_infodir}/%{name}.info.gz
 
-%post -n lib%{name}%{soname} -p /sbin/ldconfig
-%postun -n lib%{name}%{soname} -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%post -n lib%{name}%{sover} -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun -n lib%{name}%{sover} -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %files
 %license COPYING.LESSER COPYING
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags}
 %{_datadir}/guile
 %{_infodir}/%{name}.info*
 
-%files -n lib%{name}%{soname}
+%files -n lib%{name}%{sover}
 %{_libdir}/lib%{name}.so.*
 
 %files devel