diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 42c89a748..0fd890308 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -11,20 +11,28 @@
 # Initialization
 # ---------------
 
+# Ensure a recent version of Autoconf is in use
+# Older versions may not work with this script and this will report the
+# problem to the user.
+AC_PREREQ([2.59])
+
+m4_define([ngspice_major_version], [35])
+m4_define([ngspice_minor_version], [0])
+m4_define([ngspice_version],
+      [ngspice_major_version])
+
 # Initialization of configure
-AC_INIT([ngspice], [35], [http://ngspice.sourceforge.net/bugrep.html])
+AC_INIT([ngspice], [ngspice_version], [http://ngspice.sourceforge.net/bugrep.html])
+
+# Revision stamp the generated ./configure script
+AC_REVISION([$Revision: ngspice_version$])
+
+# Libtool shared ngspice versioning info
+AC_SUBST([NG_SO_VERSION], [0:1:0])
 
 # Unique file in the source directory
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/ngspice.c])
 
-# Ensure a recent version of Autoconf is in use
-# Older versions may not work with this script and this will report the
-# problem to the user.  (2.52 is a guess and might need some adjustment)
-AC_PREREQ([2.59])
-
-# Revision stamp the generated ./configure script
-AC_REVISION([$Revision$])
-
 # Create a configuration header
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([src/include/ngspice/config.h])
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 26f85991d..1822cb24c 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ endif
 
 ## if !SHWIN
 ## if !SHCYG
-## libngspice_la_LDFLAGS += -version-info 0:@VERSION@:0
+libngspice_la_LDFLAGS += -version-info $(NG_SO_VERSION)
 ## endif
 ## endif