diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_PVDATABASE_VERSION b/configure/CONFIG_PVDATABASE_VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc0e87e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_PVDATABASE_VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+EPICS_PVDATABASE_MAJOR_VERSION = 4
+EPICS_PVDATABASE_MINOR_VERSION = 5
+EPICS_PVDATABASE_MAINTENANCE_VERSION = 0
diff --git a/configure/Makefile b/configure/Makefile
index aefe673..b6297ad 100644
--- a/configure/Makefile
+++ b/configure/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ TOP=..
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
 
+CFG += CONFIG_PVDATABASE_VERSION
+
 TARGETS = $(CONFIG_TARGETS)
 CONFIGS += $(subst ../,,$(wildcard $(CONFIG_INSTALLS)))
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 8707279..dc8c87e 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PVDATABASE_SRC = $(TOP)/src
 LIBRARY += pvDatabase
 
 # shared library ABI version.
-SHRLIB_VERSION ?= $(EPICS_PVA_MAJOR_VERSION).$(EPICS_PVA_MINOR_VERSION).$(EPICS_PVA_MAINTENANCE_VERSION)
+SHRLIB_VERSION ?= $(EPICS_PVDATABASE_MAJOR_VERSION).$(EPICS_PVDATABASE_MINOR_VERSION).$(EPICS_PVDATABASE_MAINTENANCE_VERSION)
 
 INC += pv/pvPlugin.h
 INC += pv/pvStructureCopy.h