Index: Makefile.in
--- Makefile.in.orig
+++ Makefile.in
@@ -463,12 +463,10 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 
 @USE_VERSION_RC_FALSE@libSDL2_image_la_LDFLAGS = \
 @USE_VERSION_RC_FALSE@	-no-undefined		\
-@USE_VERSION_RC_FALSE@	-release $(LT_RELEASE)	\
 @USE_VERSION_RC_FALSE@	-version-info $(LT_CURRENT):$(LT_REVISION):$(LT_AGE)
 
 @USE_VERSION_RC_TRUE@libSDL2_image_la_LDFLAGS = \
 @USE_VERSION_RC_TRUE@	-no-undefined		\
-@USE_VERSION_RC_TRUE@	-release $(LT_RELEASE)	\
 @USE_VERSION_RC_TRUE@	-version-info $(LT_CURRENT):$(LT_REVISION):$(LT_AGE) -Wl,version.o
 
 @USE_VERSION_RC_FALSE@libSDL2_image_la_LIBADD = $(IMG_LIBS)
