--- a/java/Makefile.am	2017-09-26 18:16:56.087401096 -0400
+++ b/java/Makefile.am	2017-09-26 18:17:10.669799169 -0400
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 pkginclude_HEADERS = FastBit.h ../src/capi.h
 libfastbitjni_la_DEPENDENCIES = ../src/libfastbit.la build.properties
 libfastbitjni_la_LIBADD = ../src/libfastbit.la
+libfastbitjni_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version
 #
 install-exec-local: fastbitjni.jar
 	$(INSTALL) fastbitjni.jar "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)"