diff --git a/src/api/Makefile.am b/src/api/Makefile.am

index 53af7f8d7f..81d41c1161 100644

--- a/src/api/Makefile.am

+++ b/src/api/Makefile.am

@@ -46,14 +46,7 @@ current = $(SLURM_API_CURRENT)

 age     = $(SLURM_API_AGE)

 rev     = $(SLURM_API_REVISION)

-lib_LTLIBRARIES = libslurm.la

-

-# The ABI of libslurmfull can easily change from 1 micro version to another.

-# To avoid issue we will install this lib alongside the plugins to protect

-# from version issues.

-#

-# The unversioned libslurm_pmi is hidden there as well.

-pkglib_LTLIBRARIES = libslurmfull.la libslurm_pmi.la

+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libslurm.la libslurmfull.la libslurm_pmi.la

 # BUILT_SOURCES tells automake that when "make" is called, these targets

 # need to be built before anything else.

@@ -158,14 +151,14 @@ libslurmfull_la_SOURCES =

 libslurmfull_la_LIBADD = $(convenience_libs)

 libslurmfull_la_LDFLAGS        = \

         $(LIB_LDFLAGS) \

-	-avoid-version \

+	-release $(SLURM_VERSION_STRING) \

         $(FULL_OTHER_FLAGS)

 libslurm_pmi_la_SOURCES =

 libslurm_pmi_la_LIBADD = $(convenience_libs)

 libslurm_pmi_la_LDFLAGS        = \

         $(LIB_LDFLAGS) \

-	-avoid-version \

+	-release $(SLURM_VERSION_STRING) \

         $(SLURM_PMI_OTHER_FLAGS)

 # This was made so we could export all symbols from libcommon