diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 528dfe6e41..536f90ee80 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES],[AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])],
    AC_SUBST(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY)])
 
 dnl our libraries and install dirs use major.minor as a version
-GST_MAJORMINOR=$PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR.$PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR
+GST_API_VERSION=$PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR.$PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR
 dnl we override it here if we need to for the release candidate of new series
-GST_MAJORMINOR=0.11
-AC_SUBST(GST_MAJORMINOR)
+GST_API_VERSION=1.0
+AC_SUBST(GST_API_VERSION)
 
 AG_GST_LIBTOOL_PREPARE
 
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ dnl *** checks for dependancy libraries ***
 
 dnl checks for gstreamer
 dnl uninstalled is selected preferentially -- see pkg-config(1)
-AG_GST_CHECK_GST($GST_MAJORMINOR, [$GST_REQ])
-AG_GST_CHECK_GST_BASE($GST_MAJORMINOR, [$GST_REQ])
-AG_GST_CHECK_GST_PLUGINS_BASE($GST_MAJORMINOR, [$GST_REQ])
-AG_GST_CHECK_GST_CHECK($GST_MAJORMINOR, [$GST_REQ], no)
+AG_GST_CHECK_GST($GST_API_VERSION, [$GST_REQ])
+AG_GST_CHECK_GST_BASE($GST_API_VERSION, [$GST_REQ])
+AG_GST_CHECK_GST_PLUGINS_BASE($GST_API_VERSION, [$GST_REQ])
+AG_GST_CHECK_GST_CHECK($GST_API_VERSION, [$GST_REQ], no)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_GST_CHECK, test "x$HAVE_GST_CHECK" = "xyes")
 
 AC_MSG_NOTICE(Using GStreamer Core Plugins in $GST_PLUGINS_DIR)
diff --git a/docs/plugins/Makefile.am b/docs/plugins/Makefile.am
index b0ba1d8156..547844d8c9 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/plugins/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ GST_DOC_SCANOBJ = $(top_srcdir)/common/gstdoc-scangobj
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
 
 # The name of the module, e.g. 'glib'.
-#DOC_MODULE=gst-plugins-libs-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
+#DOC_MODULE=gst-plugins-libs-@GST_API_VERSION@
 MODULE=gst-ffmpeg
 DOC_MODULE=$(MODULE)-plugins
 
diff --git a/docs/plugins/gst-ffmpeg-plugins-docs.sgml b/docs/plugins/gst-ffmpeg-plugins-docs.sgml
index 610417bd20..dc906d1d31 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/gst-ffmpeg-plugins-docs.sgml
+++ b/docs/plugins/gst-ffmpeg-plugins-docs.sgml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 
 <book id="index" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude">
   <bookinfo>
-    <title>GStreamer FFMPeg &GST_MAJORMINOR; Plugins Reference Manual</title>
+    <title>GStreamer FFMPeg &GST_API_VERSION; Plugins Reference Manual</title>
     <releaseinfo>
-      for GStreamer FFMPeg Plugins &GST_MAJORMINOR; (&GST_VERSION;)
+      for GStreamer FFMPeg Plugins &GST_API_VERSION; (&GST_VERSION;)
       The latest version of this documentation can be found on-line at
       <ulink role="online-location" url="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gst-ffmpeg-plugins/html/">http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gst-ffmpeg-plugins/html/</ulink>.
     </releaseinfo>
diff --git a/docs/version.entities.in b/docs/version.entities.in
index 79a68981d5..286989f56e 100644
--- a/docs/version.entities.in
+++ b/docs/version.entities.in
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-<!ENTITY GST_MAJORMINOR "@GST_MAJORMINOR@">
+<!ENTITY GST_API_VERSION "@GST_API_VERSION@">
 <!ENTITY GST_VERSION "@VERSION@">
diff --git a/ext/ffmpeg/Makefile.am b/ext/ffmpeg/Makefile.am
index 7fbebdf40b..8ed6e8ddcb 100644
--- a/ext/ffmpeg/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/ffmpeg/Makefile.am
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ libgstffmpeg_la_SOURCES = gstffmpeg.c	\
 
 libgstffmpeg_la_CFLAGS = $(FFMPEG_CFLAGS) $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)
 libgstffmpeg_la_LIBADD = $(FFMPEG_LIBS) $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) \
-	-lgstaudio-$(GST_MAJORMINOR) -lgstvideo-$(GST_MAJORMINOR) \
-	-lgstpbutils-$(GST_MAJORMINOR) $(GST_BASE_LIBS) \
+	-lgstaudio-$(GST_API_VERSION) -lgstvideo-$(GST_API_VERSION) \
+	-lgstpbutils-$(GST_API_VERSION) $(GST_BASE_LIBS) \
 	$(LIBM) $(WIN32_LIBS) -lz $(BZ2_LIBS)
 libgstffmpeg_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS) $(DARWIN_LDFLAGS)
 libgstffmpeg_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=disable-static
diff --git a/ext/libpostproc/Makefile.am b/ext/libpostproc/Makefile.am
index e77dd0081c..0385e4468b 100644
--- a/ext/libpostproc/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/libpostproc/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgstpostproc.la
 libgstpostproc_la_SOURCES = gstpostproc.c
 
 libgstpostproc_la_CFLAGS = $(POSTPROC_CFLAGS) $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS) $(ORC_CFLAGS)
-libgstpostproc_la_LIBADD = -lgstvideo-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
+libgstpostproc_la_LIBADD = -lgstvideo-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 	$(POSTPROC_LIBS) \
 	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(ORC_LIBS)
 
diff --git a/ext/libswscale/Makefile.am b/ext/libswscale/Makefile.am
index 8bc2e35b24..3b0dbbd390 100644
--- a/ext/libswscale/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/libswscale/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ libgstffmpegscale_la_SOURCES = gstffmpegscale.c
 libgstffmpegscale_la_CFLAGS = $(SWSCALE_CFLAGS) $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS) \
 	$(ORC_CFLAGS)
 libgstffmpegscale_la_LIBADD = $(SWSCALE_LIBS) \
-	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstvideo-$(GST_MAJORMINOR) \
+	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstvideo-$(GST_API_VERSION) \
 	$(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(ORC_LIBS) $(LIBM) -lz
 libgstffmpegscale_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS) $(DARWIN_LDFLAGS)
 libgstffmpegscale_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=disable-static
diff --git a/gst-ffmpeg.spec.in b/gst-ffmpeg.spec.in
index 0e512d3520..9dca0f7f60 100644
--- a/gst-ffmpeg.spec.in
+++ b/gst-ffmpeg.spec.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%define majorminor  @GST_MAJORMINOR@
+%define majorminor  @GST_API_VERSION@
 %define gstreamer   gstreamer
 %define gst_minver  0.10.0
 %define gst_majorminor  0.10