diff --git a/lib/nvme/Makefile b/lib/nvme/Makefile
index 3d9189cb3..60361510b 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/Makefile
+++ b/lib/nvme/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/../..)
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 
-SO_VER := 8
+SO_VER := 9
 SO_MINOR := 0
 
 C_SRCS = nvme_ctrlr_cmd.c nvme_ctrlr.c nvme_fabric.c nvme_ns_cmd.c \