--- a/wv-1.0.pc.in
+++ b/wv-1.0.pc.in
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 Description: Word Document Filter library and utilities
 Version: @VERSION@
 Requires: @DEPS_PKGS@
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lwv @OPT_LIBS@ -lm
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lwv-@LT_RELEASE@ @OPT_LIBS@ -lm
 Cflags: -I${includedir}/wv @OPT_CFLAGS@
