diff --git a/rpm/spec.in b/rpm/spec.in
index 05fc27b84..e54f279cd 100644
--- a/rpm/spec.in
+++ b/rpm/spec.in
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/
 %{_docdir}/wolfssl/README.txt
 %{_libdir}/libwolfssl.la
 %{_libdir}/libwolfssl.so
-%{_libdir}/libwolfssl.so.16
-%{_libdir}/libwolfssl.so.16.0.0
+%{_libdir}/libwolfssl.so.17
+%{_libdir}/libwolfssl.so.17.0.0
 
 %files devel
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
@@ -287,6 +287,8 @@ mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/wolfssl.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Thu May 31 2018 John Safranek <john@wolfssl.com>
+- Update the version number on the library SO file.
 * Fri Mar 02 2018 Jacob Barthelmeh <jacob@wolfssl.com>
 - Added headder files fips.h, buffer.h, objects.h, rc4.h and example tls_bench.c
 * Fri Sep 08 2017 Jacob Barthelmeh <jacob@wolfssl.com>