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

index 80c5c60f12..c7334fe9f8 100644

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

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

@@ -61,12 +61,7 @@ libpmi_current = 0

 libpmi_age     = 0

 libpmi_rev     = 0

-lib_LTLIBRARIES = libslurm.la libpmi.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.

-pkglib_LTLIBRARIES = libslurmfull.la

+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libslurm.la libpmi.la libslurmfull.la

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

 # need to be built before anything else.  For instance, this takes care

@@ -156,7 +151,7 @@ libslurmfull_la_SOURCES =

 libslurmfull_la_LIBADD = $(convenience_libs)

 libslurmfull_la_LDFLAGS        = \

         $(LIB_LDFLAGS) \

-	-avoid-version \

+	-release $(SLURM_VERSION_STRING) \

         $(FULL_OTHER_FLAGS)

 #

 # The libpmi_la_LIBADD specification below causes libpmi.la to relink