diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c0f5bb3..cdb7cd1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ case "$host" in
 		app_cv_static='no'
 
 		AC_CONFIG_FILES(debian/control)
+		AC_CONFIG_FILES(debian/shlibs)
 
 esac
 
diff --git a/debian/shlibs.in b/debian/shlibs.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a907273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/shlibs.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+lib3270 @PACKAGE_MAJOR_VERSION@.@PACKAGE_MINOR_VERSION@ lib3270 (>= @PACKAGE_MAJOR_VERSION@.@PACKAGE_MINOR_VERSION@)
+
+
--
libgit2 0.21.2