diff --git a/openssl.changes b/openssl.changes
index 119248f..d32330d 100644
--- a/openssl.changes
+++ b/openssl.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Feb 16 11:55:28 UTC 2018 - vcizek@suse.com
+
+- change the sonum to 1.1, as all the minor versions keep ABI
+  compatibility (bsc#1081335)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Nov  6 15:42:39 UTC 2017 - vcizek@suse.com
 
diff --git a/openssl.spec b/openssl.spec
index cdc3572..2d59f4c 100644
--- a/openssl.spec
+++ b/openssl.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 
 
-%define _sonum  1_1_0
+%define _sonum  1_1
 Name:           openssl
 Version:        1.1.0g
 Release:        0