diff --git a/ima-evm-utils.spec b/ima-evm-utils.spec
index b384aa4..c738c30 100644
--- a/ima-evm-utils.spec
+++ b/ima-evm-utils.spec
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ find %{buildroot}%{_libdir} -type f -name "*.la" -print -delete
 %doc ChangeLog README AUTHORS
 %license COPYING
 %{_bindir}/*
-%{_libdir}/libimaevm.so.*
+# if you need to bump the soname version, coordinate with dependent packages
+%{_libdir}/libimaevm.so.1
+%{_libdir}/libimaevm.so.1.0.0
 %{_mandir}/man1/*
 
 %changelog