diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 7a728109..83d48833 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+llvm-toolchain-snapshot (1:15~++20220724113059+7feab85df8e8-1~exp2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * clang doesn't have a specific SONAME anymore.
+    See https://reviews.llvm.org/D129160 for the rational
+
+ -- Sylvestre Ledru <sylvestre@debian.org>  Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:00:12 +0200
+
 llvm-toolchain-snapshot (1:15~++20220724113059+7feab85df8e8-1~exp1) experimental; urgency=medium
 
   * New snapshot release
diff --git a/debian/prepare-new-release.sh b/debian/prepare-new-release.sh
index a11d343c..f96ef90e 100644
--- a/debian/prepare-new-release.sh
+++ b/debian/prepare-new-release.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ for F in $LIST; do
 done
 
 echo "once you copy the old version into a new branch"
-echo "edit debian/rules, maybe update SONAME_CLANG"
+echo "edit debian/rules"
 echo "edit debian/control, update the VCS links"
 echo "edit debian/control, update the source pkg name"
 echo "edit debian/changelog, update the source pkg name"
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 20305fda..0e653006 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ ifeq ($(LLVM_VERSION),$(LLVM_VERSION_FULL))
 endif
 
 SONAME_EXT      := 1
-# clang soname has started with llvm-toolchain-13.
-# it is normal that 13 is what is seen in 14 or later version as
-# it is bumped only with abi changes
-SONAME_CLANG      := 13
 SONAME_OPENMP	:= 5
 # Manage the case when the version is 3.5~svn213052-1~exp1 or 3.4.2-1
 DEBIAN_REVISION := $(shell dpkg-parsechangelog |  sed -rne "s,^Version: 1:([0-9.]+)(~|-)(.*),\3,p")
@@ -781,8 +777,7 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 
 	: # libclang
 	cd debian/tmp/usr/lib/llvm-$(LLVM_VERSION)/lib/ && \
-	ln -s libclang-$(LLVM_VERSION).so.$(SONAME_CLANG) libclang.so.$(SONAME_EXT) && \
-	ln -s libclang-$(LLVM_VERSION).so.$(SONAME_CLANG) libclang-$(LLVM_VERSION).so.$(SONAME_EXT)
+	ln -s libclang-$(LLVM_VERSION).so.$(LLVM_VERSION) libclang.so.$(SONAME_EXT)
 
 	if test "$(LIBUNWIND_ENABLE)" = yes; then \
 		mkdir -p debian/tmp/usr/include/libunwind; \