diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 91ee6f66b..e4fe92680 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@
 <!ENTITY python-docs-size "7,176 KB">
 
 <!ENTITY readline-version "8.1.2">
-<!ENTITY readline-soversion "8.2"><!-- used for stripping -->
+<!ENTITY readline-soversion "8.1"><!-- used for stripping -->
 <!ENTITY readline-size "2,923 KB">
 <!ENTITY readline-url "&gnu;readline/readline-&readline-version;.tar.gz">
 <!ENTITY readline-md5 "12819fa739a78a6172400f399ab34f81">