diff --git a/sqlite.spec b/sqlite.spec
index 7879c2549dcd6faebba028cf6835ac42b2413f74..a3af66edb805145672e86a6f58f384f8a0d477d2 100644
--- a/sqlite.spec
+++ b/sqlite.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Name:    sqlite
 Version: 3.48.0
 %global extver %(echo %{version} |awk -F. '{printf "%d%02d%02d00", $1,$2,$3}')
-Release: 1
+Release: 2
 Summary: Embeded SQL database
 License: Public Domain
 URL:     https://www.sqlite.org/
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export CC=%{__cc}
            --enable-threadsafe \
            --enable-load-extension \
 	   --disable-static \
+	   --soname=legacy \
            TCLLIBDIR=%{tcl_sitearch}/sqlite3
 
 %make_build
@@ -119,6 +120,10 @@ rm -rf test/thread2.test
 %{_mandir}/man*/*
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Jan 19 2025 Funda Wang <fundawang@yeah.net> - 3.48.0-2
+- set legacy soname, otherwise it changes too much
+  (see `./configure --help`)
+
 * Tue Jan 14 2025 Funda Wang <fundawang@yeah.net> - 3.48.0-1
 - update to 3.48.0