diff --git a/openscap.changes b/openscap.changes
index 9468b17..6e5f844 100644
--- a/openscap.changes
+++ b/openscap.changes
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Tue Nov 19 12:50:35 UTC 2013 - meissner@suse.com
     - fixed OVAL's <field> element processing
     - fixes based on static analysers
     - test suite is locale independent
+- new library major version 8
 
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 Fri Oct 11 13:10:42 UTC 2013 - meissner@suse.com
diff --git a/openscap.spec b/openscap.spec
index 4cebfce..697ab53 100644
--- a/openscap.spec
+++ b/openscap.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 
 
-%define soname 3
+%define soname 8
 %define with_bindings 0
 
 Name:           openscap