diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3b371e0e..bd677892 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2386,10 +2386,10 @@ GETDNS_COMPILATION_COMMENT="getdns 0.1.7 configured on $CURRENT_DATE for the Jan
 #
 # getdns-0.1.4 had libversion 0:0:0
 # getdns-0.1.5 had libversion 1:0:0
-# getdns-0.1.6 had libversion 1:1:1
-# getdns-0.1.7 will have libversion 1:2:2
+# getdns-0.1.6 had libversion 1:1:0
+# getdns-0.1.7 will have libversion 1:2:1
 #
-GETDNS_LIBVERSION=1:2:2
+GETDNS_LIBVERSION=1:2:1
 
 
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1790335c..66dfd16a 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ GETDNS_COMPILATION_COMMENT="AC_PACKAGE_STRING configured on $CURRENT_DATE for th
 #
 # getdns-0.1.4 had libversion 0:0:0
 # getdns-0.1.5 had libversion 1:0:0
-# getdns-0.1.6 had libversion 1:1:1
-# getdns-0.1.7 will have libversion 1:2:2
+# getdns-0.1.6 had libversion 1:1:0
+# getdns-0.1.7 will have libversion 1:2:1
 #
-GETDNS_LIBVERSION=1:2:2
+GETDNS_LIBVERSION=1:2:1
 
 AC_SUBST(GETDNS_COMPILATION_COMMENT)
 AC_SUBST(GETDNS_LIBVERSION)