diff --git a/openscap.changes b/openscap.changes
index 33edd68..b8c9b6a 100644
--- a/openscap.changes
+++ b/openscap.changes
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Wed Mar 20 10:04:57 UTC 2013 - meissner@suse.com
     embedded into the datastream file similarly as oval can)
   - improved bash completion and documentation
   - bug fixes
+- bumped SOVERSION from 2 to 3.
 
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 Wed Feb 27 08:53:37 UTC 2013 - meissner@suse.com
diff --git a/openscap.spec b/openscap.spec
index 33b62ce..3be49b4 100644
--- a/openscap.spec
+++ b/openscap.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 
 
-%define soname 2
+%define soname 3
 %define with_bindings 0
 
 Name:           openscap