diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 245cd418..316485c2 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ nobase_nodist_include_HEADERS = \
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = nmsg/libnmsg.la
 
-VERSION_INFO = 7:0:1
+VERSION_INFO = 8:0:0
 
 nmsg_libnmsg_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	$(AM_LDFLAGS) \
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 668997a8..0206ca56 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Package: libnmsg-dev
 Section: libdevel
 Architecture: any
 Depends:
- libnmsg6 (= ${binary:Version}),
+ libnmsg8 (= ${binary:Version}),
  libpcap0.8-dev,
  libprotobuf-c-dev,
  ${misc:Depends},
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Description: network message encapsulation library (development files)
  and Protocol Buffer schemas for message types included in the base nmsg
  distribution.
 
-Package: libnmsg6
+Package: libnmsg8
 Section: libs
 Architecture: any
 Depends: nmsg-msg9-module-base, nmsg-flt1-module-sample, ${misc:Depends},
diff --git a/debian/libnmsg6.install b/debian/libnmsg8.install
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/libnmsg6.install
rename to debian/libnmsg8.install
diff --git a/debian/libnmsg6.symbols b/debian/libnmsg8.symbols
similarity index 99%
rename from debian/libnmsg6.symbols
rename to debian/libnmsg8.symbols
index e179ae31..cb0dad2a 100644
--- a/debian/libnmsg6.symbols
+++ b/debian/libnmsg8.symbols
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-libnmsg.so.6 libnmsg6 #MINVER#
+libnmsg.so.8 libnmsg8 #MINVER#
  nmsg_alias_by_key@Base 0.6.4
  nmsg_alias_by_value@Base 0.6.4
  nmsg_asprintf@Base 0.5.0