diff --git a/ares/Makefile.am b/ares/Makefile.am
index ccb1f472100ecf41968aa356dd8b508bfc73e61f..634edafc5a59c00e2a53184468abe0790093e8b3 100644
--- a/ares/Makefile.am
+++ b/ares/Makefile.am
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = CHANGES README.cares Makefile.inc adig.c ahost.c $(man_MANS) \
  $(MSVCFILES) AUTHORS
 
 
-VER=-version-info 0:0:0
+VER=-version-info 1:0:0
 # This flag accepts an argument of the form current[:revision[:age]]. So,
 # passing -version-info 3:12:1 sets current to 3, revision to 12, and age to
 # 1.