diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 58669b3b..bc12ba57 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Homepage: https://www.qubes-os.org
 Package: qubes-core-qrexec
 Architecture: any
 Depends:
- libqrexec-utils2 (= ${binary:Version}),
+ libqrexec-utils4 (= ${binary:Version}),
  python3-qrexec,
  ${shlibs:Depends},
  ${misc:Depends}
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Description: Qubes qrexec agent
  Agent part of Qubes RPC system. A daemon responsible for starting processes as
  requested by dom0 or other VMs, according to dom0-enforced policy.
 
-Package: libqrexec-utils2
+Package: libqrexec-utils4
 Architecture: any
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
 Breaks: qubes-utils (<< 3.1.4)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Description: Library of common functions of qrexec agent and daemon
 Package: libqrexec-utils-dev
 Architecture: any
 Section: libdevel
-Depends: libqrexec-utils2 (= ${binary:Version}), ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: libqrexec-utils4 (= ${binary:Version}), ${misc:Depends}
 Breaks: qubes-utils (<< 3.1.4)
 Replaces: qubes-utils (<< 3.1.4)
 Description: Development headers for libqrexec-utils
diff --git a/debian/libqrexec-utils2.install b/debian/libqrexec-utils2.install
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f64a9a0..00000000
--- a/debian/libqrexec-utils2.install
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-usr/lib/libqrexec-utils.so.3*
diff --git a/debian/libqrexec-utils2.shlibs b/debian/libqrexec-utils2.shlibs
deleted file mode 100644
index f6a013f3..00000000
--- a/debian/libqrexec-utils2.shlibs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-libqrexec-utils 3 libqrexec-utils2 (>= 4.1.0)
diff --git a/debian/libqrexec-utils4.install b/debian/libqrexec-utils4.install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b2f712c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/libqrexec-utils4.install
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+usr/lib/libqrexec-utils.so.4*
diff --git a/debian/libqrexec-utils4.shlibs b/debian/libqrexec-utils4.shlibs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68a934d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/libqrexec-utils4.shlibs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+libqrexec-utils 4 libqrexec-utils4 (>=4.2.18)
diff --git a/libqrexec/Makefile b/libqrexec/Makefile
index bd9bcb8c..6d95c040 100644
--- a/libqrexec/Makefile
+++ b/libqrexec/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ CFLAGS += -I. -I../libqrexec -g -O2 -Wall -Wextra -Werror \
 
 LDFLAGS += -pie -Wl,-z,relro,-z,now -shared
 
-SO_VER=3
+SO_VER=4
 VCHANLIBS := $(shell pkg-config --libs vchan)
 LIBDIR ?= /usr/lib
 INCLUDEDIR ?= /usr/include