diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a1e52f95..abb0b82a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ set(matio_PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "t-beu@users.sourceforge.net")
 set(matio_PACKAGE_STRING "${PROJECT_NAME_UPPER} ${matio_VERSION}")
 set(matio_PACKAGE_TARNAME "${PROJECT_NAME}")
 set(matio_PACKAGE_URL "https://sourceforge.net/projects/matio")
-set(matio_LIB_VERSIONINFO "12:1:1")
+set(matio_LIB_VERSIONINFO "13:0:0")
 
 set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 3af77044..04686a6a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
 ##
 VPATH = @srcdir@
 
-LT_CURRENT=12
-LT_REVISION=1
-LT_AGE=1
+LT_CURRENT=13
+LT_REVISION=0
+LT_AGE=0
 
 AM_CFLAGS  = -I. $(HDF5_CFLAGS) $(ZLIB_CFLAGS) $(LT_CFLAGS)
 AM_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(LT_CURRENT):$(LT_REVISION):$(LT_AGE) $(LT_LDFLAGS)