diff --git a/ext/libvisual/Makefile.am b/ext/libvisual/Makefile.am
index 9868083103..1eba9af2f5 100644
--- a/ext/libvisual/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/libvisual/Makefile.am
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ libgstlibvisualgl_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS) $(LIBVISU
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/gst-libs/gst/gl
 
 libgstlibvisualgl_la_LIBADD = \
-	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/gl/libgstgl-$(GST_MAJORMINOR).la \
+	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/gl/libgstgl-$(GST_API_VERSION).la \
 	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) $(LIBVISUAL_LIBS)
 
 libgstlibvisualgl_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/gl/Makefile.am
index 2ef7afcd4a..64f054895c 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-lib_LTLIBRARIES = libgstgl-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libgstgl-@GST_API_VERSION@.la
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	gstglwindow_x11.c \
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	gstglwindow_winCE.c \
 	gstglwindow_cocoa.m
 
-libgstgl_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_SOURCES = \
+libgstgl_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_SOURCES = \
 	gstgldisplay.c \
 	gstglbuffer.c \
 	gstglfilter.c \
@@ -17,20 +17,20 @@ libgstgl_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_SOURCES = \
         gstglshadervariables.c
 
 if GL_BACKEND_WIN32
-libgstgl_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_SOURCES += gstglwindow_win32.c
+libgstgl_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_SOURCES += gstglwindow_win32.c
 endif
 if GL_BACKEND_COCOA
-libgstgl_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_SOURCES += gstglwindow_cocoa.m
+libgstgl_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_SOURCES += gstglwindow_cocoa.m
 endif
 if GL_BACKEND_X11
-libgstgl_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_SOURCES += gstglwindow_x11.c
+libgstgl_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_SOURCES += gstglwindow_x11.c
 endif
 if GL_BACKEND_X11ES2
-libgstgl_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_SOURCES += gstglwindow_x11ES2.c
+libgstgl_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_SOURCES += gstglwindow_x11ES2.c
 endif
 
-libgstgl_@GST_MAJORMINOR@includedir = $(includedir)/gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@/gst/gl
-libgstgl_@GST_MAJORMINOR@include_HEADERS = \
+libgstgl_@GST_API_VERSION@includedir = $(includedir)/gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@/gst/gl
+libgstgl_@GST_API_VERSION@include_HEADERS = \
 	gstglwindow.h \
 	gstgldisplay.h \
 	gstglbuffer.h \
@@ -41,23 +41,23 @@ libgstgl_@GST_MAJORMINOR@include_HEADERS = \
         gstglshadervariables.h \
 	gstglshader.h
 
-libgstgl_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_LIBADD = \
-	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstvideo-$(GST_MAJORMINOR) -lgstcontroller-$(GST_MAJORMINOR) \
+libgstgl_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD = \
+	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstvideo-$(GST_API_VERSION) \
 	$(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) \
 	$(GL_LIBS)
 
-libgstgl_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_CFLAGS = \
+libgstgl_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_CFLAGS = \
 	$(GL_CFLAGS) $(X_CFLAGS) \
 	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)
-libgstgl_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_OBJCFLAGS = \
+libgstgl_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_OBJCFLAGS = \
 	$(GL_CFLAGS) $(X_CFLAGS) \
 	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)
 
-libgstgl_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_LDFLAGS = \
+libgstgl_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	$(GST_LIB_LDFLAGS) $(GST_ALL_LDFLAGS) $(GST_LT_LDFLAGS)
 
 if GL_BACKEND_COCOA
-libgstgl_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=OBJC
+libgstgl_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=OBJC
 else
-libgstgl_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=CC
+libgstgl_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=CC
 endif
diff --git a/gst/gl/Makefile.am b/gst/gl/Makefile.am
index 76bcf372f8..60f06a00e5 100644
--- a/gst/gl/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst/gl/Makefile.am
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ libgstopengl_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS) $(X_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/gst/gl/effects
 
 libgstopengl_la_LIBADD = \
-	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/gl/libgstgl-$(GST_MAJORMINOR).la \
+	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/gl/libgstgl-$(GST_API_VERSION).la \
 	$(GST_BASE_LIBS) \
-	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstvideo-$(GST_MAJORMINOR) -lgstinterfaces-$(GST_MAJORMINOR) \
+	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstvideo-$(GST_API_VERSION) \
 	$(GL_LIBS) \
 	$(LIBPNG_LIBS) \
         $(JPEG_LIBS) \
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-gl-uninstalled.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-gl-uninstalled.pc.in
index a7b1b413c8..382bb3278d 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-gl-uninstalled.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-gl-uninstalled.pc.in
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pluginsdir=${pcfiledir}/..
 Name: GStreamer OpenGL Plugins Libraries, Uninstalled
 Description: Streaming media framework, OpenGL plugins libraries, uninstalled
 Version: @VERSION@
-Requires: gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
+Requires: gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@
 
 Libs: -L${libdir}/gl
 Cflags: -I${includedir} -I@srcdir@/..
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-gl.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-gl.pc.in
index 432b73ebbe..c640e75473 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-gl.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-gl.pc.in
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 prefix=@prefix@
 exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
 libdir=@libdir@
-includedir=@includedir@/gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
-pluginsdir=@libdir@/gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
+includedir=@includedir@/gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@
+pluginsdir=@libdir@/gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@
 
 Name: GStreamer OpenGL Plugins Libraries
 Description: Streaming media framework, OpenGL plugins libraries
-Requires: gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ gstreamer-base-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
+Requires: gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@ gstreamer-base-@GST_API_VERSION@
 Version: @VERSION@
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lgstgl-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lgstgl-@GST_API_VERSION@
 Cflags: -I${includedir}