diff --git a/python/olm/_base.py b/python/olm/_base.py
index bc5c2063733abfe664ad84e0dead7d475f13251d..80720d970e43120b6d80294d8bf398f4d6044a02 100644
--- a/python/olm/_base.py
+++ b/python/olm/_base.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def read_random(n):
         return f.read(n)
 
 lib = cdll.LoadLibrary(os.path.join(
-    os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "..", "build", "libolm.so.1")
+    os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "..", "build", "libolm.so.2")
 )
 
 lib.olm_error.argtypes = []