diff --git a/debian/patches/0002-Patch-SO-version-to-6-0-1.patch b/debian/patches/0002-Patch-SO-version-to-6-0-1.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22a8c82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/0002-Patch-SO-version-to-6-0-1.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From: =?utf-8?q?Tim_R=C3=BChsen?= <tim.ruehsen@gmx.de>
+Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 20:56:51 +0100
+Subject: Patch SO version to 6:0:1
+
+This was discussed on the libpsl mailing list; the age should not have
+been set to 0 because no existing interfaces were removed or changed
+in an API-breaking way.
+
+---
+ configure.ac | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 2ad1d45..06d64e7 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
+ # 4. If any interfaces have been added, removed, or changed since the last update, increment current, and set revision to 0.
+ # 5. If any interfaces have been added since the last public release, then increment age.
+ # 6. If any existing interfaces have been removed or changed since the last public release, then set age to 0. 
+-AC_SUBST([LIBPSL_SO_VERSION], [6:0:0])
++AC_SUBST([LIBPSL_SO_VERSION], [6:0:1])
+ AC_SUBST([LIBPSL_VERSION], $VERSION)
+ 
+ # Check for enable/disable builtin PSL data
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 1dbcd19..9e28565 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 0001-remove-git-submodules.patch
+0002-Patch-SO-version-to-6-0-1.patch