diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f46326d3..45d85b08 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pgrep
 pkill
 pmap
 proc/.depend
-proc/libproc.la
+proc/libproc-ng.la
 proc/Makefile
 proc/Makefile.in
 ps/Makefile
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 3bf1516f..890f71bc 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 SUBDIRS = proc ps
 
 AM_CFLAGS = -Iproc
-AM_LDFLAGS = ./proc/libproc.la
+AM_LDFLAGS = ./proc/libproc-ng.la
 
 sbin_PROGRAMS = \
 	sysctl
diff --git a/proc/Makefile.am b/proc/Makefile.am
index 2f31b572..391ac2b0 100644
--- a/proc/Makefile.am
+++ b/proc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
+PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -include $(top_builddir)/config.h
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libproc-ng.la
 
-lib_LTLIBRARIES = libproc.la
+libproc_ng_ladir = $(ladir)
+libproc_ng_la_LIBADD = $(LIB_KPARTS)
+libproc_ng_la_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) -release $(PACKAGE_VERSION) -no-undefined
 
-libproc_ladir = $(ladir)
-libproc_la_LIBADD = $(LIB_KPARTS)
-libproc_la_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) -release 3.2.8 -no-undefined
-
-libproc_la_SOURCES = \
+libproc_ng_la_SOURCES = \
 	alloc.c \
 	alloc.h \
 	devname.c \
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ libproc_la_SOURCES = \
 	whattime.c \
 	whattime.h
 
-libproc_la_includedir = $(includedir)/proc/
-libproc_la_include_HEADERS =  \
+libproc_ng_la_includedir = $(includedir)/proc/
+libproc_ng_la_include_HEADERS =  \
 	alloc.h \
 	devname.h \
 	escape.h \
diff --git a/ps/Makefile.am b/ps/Makefile.am
index 43af2cfe..ced42f23 100644
--- a/ps/Makefile.am
+++ b/ps/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -include $(top_builddir)/config.h
 
 AM_CFLAGS = -I../proc
-AM_LDFLAGS = ../proc/libproc.la
+AM_LDFLAGS = ../proc/libproc-ng.la
 
 dist_man_MANS = ps.1