diff --git a/pam.spec b/pam.spec
index 261de39..9db0a90 100644
--- a/pam.spec
+++ b/pam.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%global so_ver 0
 %global pam_redhat_version 1.1.4
 
 Summary: An extensible library which provides authentication for applications
@@ -251,9 +252,9 @@ done
 %{!?_licensedir:%global license %%doc}
 %license Copyright
 %license gpl-2.0.txt
-%{_pam_libdir}/libpam.so.*
-%{_pam_libdir}/libpamc.so.*
-%{_pam_libdir}/libpam_misc.so.*
+%{_pam_libdir}/libpam.so.%{so_ver}*
+%{_pam_libdir}/libpamc.so.%{so_ver}*
+%{_pam_libdir}/libpam_misc.so.%{so_ver}*
 %{_sbindir}/pam_console_apply
 %{_sbindir}/pam_namespace_helper
 %{_sbindir}/faillock
@@ -387,6 +388,7 @@ exit 0
 * Sat Sep 04 2021 Björn Esser <besser82@fedoraproject.org> - 1.5.2-1
 - Rebase to release 1.5.2
   Resolves: #2001208
+- Add so_ver macro to avoid accidental soname bumps
 
 * Thu Jul 22 2021 Iker Pedrosa <ipedrosa@redhat.com> - 1.5.1-9
 - Add macros file to allow other packages to stop hardcoding directory names