Index: Makefile.in
--- Makefile.in.orig
+++ Makefile.in
@@ -571,7 +571,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 
 libSDL2_image_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	-no-undefined		\
-	-release $(LT_RELEASE)	\
 	-version-info $(LT_CURRENT):$(LT_REVISION):$(LT_AGE) $(LT_EXTRA)
 
 libSDL2_image_la_LIBADD = $(IMG_LIBS)