diff --git a/pkgconfig/Makefile.am b/pkgconfig/Makefile.am
index 4058adc..6ab9bfd 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/Makefile.am
+++ b/pkgconfig/Makefile.am
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 ### all of the standard pc files we need to generate
 pcverfiles =  \
-	gstreamer-plugins-bad-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.pc \
-	gstreamer-codecparsers-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.pc \
-	gstreamer-basevideo-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.pc
+	gstreamer-plugins-bad-@GST_API_VERSION@.pc \
+	gstreamer-codecparsers-@GST_API_VERSION@.pc \
+	gstreamer-basevideo-@GST_API_VERSION@.pc
 
 pcverfiles_uninstalled = \
-	gstreamer-plugins-bad-@GST_MAJORMINOR@-uninstalled.pc \
-	gstreamer-codecparsers-@GST_MAJORMINOR@-uninstalled.pc \
-	gstreamer-basevideo-@GST_MAJORMINOR@-uninstalled.pc
+	gstreamer-plugins-bad-@GST_API_VERSION@-uninstalled.pc \
+	gstreamer-codecparsers-@GST_API_VERSION@-uninstalled.pc \
+	gstreamer-basevideo-@GST_API_VERSION@-uninstalled.pc
 
 all-local: $(pcverfiles) $(pcverfiles_uninstalled)
 
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 cp_verbose_0 = @echo "  CP     $@";
 
 ### how to generate versioned .pc files from .pc files in this dir
-%-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.pc: %.pc
+%-@GST_API_VERSION@.pc: %.pc
 	$(cp_verbose_0)cp $< $@
-%-@GST_MAJORMINOR@-uninstalled.pc: %-uninstalled.pc
+%-@GST_API_VERSION@-uninstalled.pc: %-uninstalled.pc
 	$(cp_verbose_0)cp $< $@
 
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-basevideo-uninstalled.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-basevideo-uninstalled.pc.in
index 151e66f..9013937 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-basevideo-uninstalled.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-basevideo-uninstalled.pc.in
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 Name: GStreamer base video, Uninstalled
 Description: Base class, interface and utilities for video elements, Uninstalled
-Requires: gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ gstreamer-base-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
+Requires: gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@ gstreamer-base-@GST_API_VERSION@
 Version: @VERSION@
-Libs: -L${libdir} ${libdir}/libgstbasevideo-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
+Libs: -L${libdir} ${libdir}/libgstbasevideo-@GST_API_VERSION@.la
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
 
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-basevideo.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-basevideo.pc.in
index d892fac..eac324c 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-basevideo.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-basevideo.pc.in
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 prefix=@prefix@
 exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
 libdir=@libdir@
-includedir=@includedir@/gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
+includedir=@includedir@/gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@
 
 Name: GStreamer base video
 Description: Base class, interface and utilities for video elements
-Requires: gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ gstreamer-base-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
+Requires: gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@ gstreamer-base-@GST_API_VERSION@
 Version: @VERSION@
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lgstbasevideo-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lgstbasevideo-@GST_API_VERSION@
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
 
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-codecparsers-uninstalled.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-codecparsers-uninstalled.pc.in
index 5a01ba8..d1bb9b0 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-codecparsers-uninstalled.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-codecparsers-uninstalled.pc.in
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 Name: GStreamer codec parsers, Uninstalled
 Description: Bitstream parsers for GStreamer elements, uninstalled
-Requires: gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ gstreamer-base-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
+Requires: gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@ gstreamer-base-@GST_API_VERSION@
 Version: @VERSION@
-Libs: -L${libdir} ${libdir}/libgstcodecparsers-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
+Libs: -L${libdir} ${libdir}/libgstcodecparsers-@GST_API_VERSION@.la
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
 
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-codecparsers.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-codecparsers.pc.in
index e2fc6d1..9d1010a 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-codecparsers.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-codecparsers.pc.in
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 prefix=@prefix@
 exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
 libdir=@libdir@
-includedir=@includedir@/gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
+includedir=@includedir@/gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@
 
 Name: GStreamer codec parsers
 Description: Bitstream parsers for GStreamer elements
-Requires: gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ gstreamer-base-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
+Requires: gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@ gstreamer-base-@GST_API_VERSION@
 Version: @VERSION@
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lgstcodecparsers-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lgstcodecparsers-@GST_API_VERSION@
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
 
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-bad-uninstalled.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-bad-uninstalled.pc.in
index 4b6d69d..c3ed14c 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-bad-uninstalled.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-bad-uninstalled.pc.in
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 Name: GStreamer Bad Plugin libraries, Uninstalled
 Description: Currently includes the photography interface library, uninstalled
 Version: @VERSION@
-Requires: gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ gstreamer-base-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
+Requires: gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@ gstreamer-base-@GST_API_VERSION@
 
-Libs: -L${libdir} ${libdir}/libgstphotography-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
+Libs: -L${libdir} ${libdir}/libgstphotography-@GST_API_VERSION@.la
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
 
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-bad.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-bad.pc.in
index 5e21301..753d9f3 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-bad.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-bad.pc.in
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 prefix=@prefix@
 exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
 libdir=@libdir@
-includedir=@includedir@/gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
+includedir=@includedir@/gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@
 
 Name: GStreamer Bad Plugin libraries
 Description: Currently includes the photography interface library
-Requires: gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ gstreamer-base-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
+Requires: gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@ gstreamer-base-@GST_API_VERSION@
 Version: @VERSION@
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lgstphotography-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lgstphotography-@GST_API_VERSION@
 Cflags: -I${includedir}