diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 819d6b1f2..6b4882564 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Version 2.02.47 - 21st May 2009
+===============================
+  Reinstate version in liblvm2cmd.so soname. (2.02.44)
+
 Version 2.02.46 - 21st May 2009
 ===============================
   Inherit readahead setting from underlying devices during activation.
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.in b/tools/Makefile.in
index 89c460919..7cdcb3891 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.in
+++ b/tools/Makefile.in
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ ifeq ("@STATIC_LINK@", "yes")
 endif
 
 LVMLIBS = -llvm-internal
+LIB_VERSION = $(LIB_VERSION_LVM)
 
 CLEAN_TARGETS = liblvm2cmd.$(LIB_SUFFIX) liblvm2cmd.a liblvm2cmd-static.a lvm lvm.o \
 		lvm2cmd.o lvm2cmd-static.o lvm2cmdlib.o lvm.static \
@@ -160,15 +161,15 @@ endif
 
 install_cmdlib_dynamic: liblvm2cmd.$(LIB_SUFFIX)
 	$(INSTALL) -D $(OWNER) $(GROUP) -m 555 $(STRIP) liblvm2cmd.$(LIB_SUFFIX) \
-		$(libdir)/liblvm2cmd.$(LIB_SUFFIX).$(LIB_VERSION_LVM)
-	$(LN_S) -f liblvm2cmd.$(LIB_SUFFIX).$(LIB_VERSION_LVM) $(libdir)/liblvm2cmd.$(LIB_SUFFIX)
+		$(libdir)/liblvm2cmd.$(LIB_SUFFIX).$(LIB_VERSION)
+	$(LN_S) -f liblvm2cmd.$(LIB_SUFFIX).$(LIB_VERSION) $(libdir)/liblvm2cmd.$(LIB_SUFFIX)
 	$(INSTALL) -D $(OWNER) $(GROUP) -m 444 lvm2cmd.h \
 		$(includedir)/lvm2cmd.h
 
 install_cmdlib_static: liblvm2cmd-static.a
 	$(INSTALL) -D $(OWNER) $(GROUP) -m 555 $(STRIP) liblvm2cmd-static.a \
-		$(libdir)/liblvm2cmd.a.$(LIB_VERSION_LVM)
-	$(LN_S) -f liblvm2cmd.a.$(LIB_VERSION_LVM) $(libdir)/liblvm2cmd.a
+		$(libdir)/liblvm2cmd.a.$(LIB_VERSION)
+	$(LN_S) -f liblvm2cmd.a.$(LIB_VERSION) $(libdir)/liblvm2cmd.a
 	$(INSTALL) -D $(OWNER) $(GROUP) -m 444 lvm2cmd.h \
 		$(includedir)/lvm2cmd.h