diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5c70c204c..87dc8b27a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 AC_STDC_HEADERS
 AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
+# .so version for libgnome-control-center
+LIBGNOMECONTROLCENTER_CURRENT=1
+LIBGNOMECONTROLCENTER_REVISION=0
+LIBGNOMECONTROLCENTER_AGE=0
+AC_SUBST(LIBGNOMECONTROLCENTER_CURRENT)
+AC_SUBST(LIBGNOMECONTROLCENTER_REVISION)
+AC_SUBST(LIBGNOMECONTROLCENTER_AGE)
+
 # Use the GNOME documentation framework
 GNOME_DOC_INIT
 
diff --git a/libgnome-control-center/Makefile.am b/libgnome-control-center/Makefile.am
index 353c11ab2..71719cf68 100644
--- a/libgnome-control-center/Makefile.am
+++ b/libgnome-control-center/Makefile.am
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ libgnome_control_center_la_SOURCES =		\
 
 libgnome_control_center_la_LDFLAGS =		\
 	no-undefined				\
+	-version-info $(LIBGNOMECONTROLCENTER_CURRENT):$(LIBGNOMECONTROLCENTER_REVISION):$(LIBGNOMECONTROLCENTER_AGE) \
 	$(NULL)
 
 libgnome_control_center_la_LIBADD = 		\