diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 240c61ca7..bc097621a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2000-06-01  Craig Brozefsky  <craig@red-bean.com>
+
+	* GUILE-VERSION: added defnitions for LIBGUILE_MAJOR_VERSION,
+	LIBGUILE_MINOR_VERSION, LIBGUILE_REVISION_VERSION so that we now
+	define libguile.so version in a well-lit place.
+
+	* configure.in: added AC_SUBST lines for the new LIBGUILE version
+	variables.
+	
 2000-06-01  Michael Livshin  <mlivshin@bigfoot.com>
 
 	* autogen.sh: call ./guile-aclocal.sh instead of aclocal.
diff --git a/GUILE-VERSION b/GUILE-VERSION
index 9ab6a0124..216a567c2 100644
--- a/GUILE-VERSION
+++ b/GUILE-VERSION
@@ -5,3 +5,9 @@ GUILE_VERSION=$GUILE_MAJOR_VERSION.$GUILE_MINOR_VERSION
 # For automake.
 VERSION=$GUILE_VERSION
 PACKAGE=guile
+
+# libguile.so versioning info
+LIBGUILE_MAJOR_VERSION=8
+LIBGUILE_MINOR_VERSION=0
+LIBGUILE_REVISION_VERSION=0
+LIBGUILE_VERSION=$LIBGUILE_MAJOR_VERSION.$LIBGUILE_MINOR_VERSION.$LIBGUILE_REVISION_VERSION
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index f7c0ffe00..aee5c8357 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -505,6 +505,10 @@ LIBLOBJS="`echo ${LIBOBJS} | sed 's/\.o/.lo/g'`"
 AC_SUBST(GUILE_MAJOR_VERSION)
 AC_SUBST(GUILE_MINOR_VERSION)
 AC_SUBST(GUILE_VERSION)
+AC_SUBST(LIBGUILE_MAJOR_VERSION)
+AC_SUBST(LIBGUILE_MINOR_VERSION)
+AC_SUBST(LIBGUILE_REVISION_VERSION)
+AC_SUBST(LIBGUILE_VERSION)
 
 dnl Tell guile-config what flags guile users should link against.
 GUILE_LIBS="$LDFLAGS $THREAD_LIBS_INSTALLED $LIBS"