diff --git a/package/utils/ucode/Makefile b/package/utils/ucode/Makefile
index 7c8907a7165..26281af7302 100644
--- a/package/utils/ucode/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/ucode/Makefile
@@ -12,15 +12,19 @@ PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL=https://github.com/jow-/ucode.git
-PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2021-03-31
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=973cc6c865dcf6075c493125313058b650b08234
-PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=fb4d3e231c79a9122743f0ced7fd4fdcf81903de5c721d3c18d5779e44d50bdf
+PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2021-07-30
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=929c8627cf077c3e348fb12b02553d4a444c5e48
+PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Jo-Philipp Wich <jo@mein.io>
 PKG_LICENSE:=ISC
 
+PKG_ABI_VERSION:=20210730
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/cmake.mk
 
+CMAKE_OPTIONS += -DSOVERSION=$(PKG_ABI_VERSION)
+
 define Package/ucode/default
   SECTION:=utils
   CATEGORY:=Utilities
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/ucode
   $(Package/ucode/default)
-  DEPENDS:=+libjson-c
+  DEPENDS:=+libucode
 endef
 
 define Package/ucode/description
@@ -38,6 +42,18 @@ define Package/ucode/description
 endef
 
 
+define Package/libucode
+  $(Package/ucode/default)
+  TITLE+= - runtime library
+  ABI_VERSION:=$(PKG_ABI_VERSION)
+  DEPENDS:=+libjson-c
+endef
+
+define Package/libucode/description
+ The libucode package provides the shared runtime library for the ucode interpreter.
+endef
+
+
 define Package/ucode-mod-fs
   $(Package/ucode/default)
   TITLE+= (filesystem module)
@@ -83,33 +99,46 @@ define Package/ucode-mod-uci/description
 endef
 
 
+define Build/InstallDev
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib $(1)/usr/include/ucode
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/ucode/*.h $(1)/usr/include/ucode/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libucode.so* $(1)/usr/lib/
+endef
+
+
 define Package/ucode/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ucode $(1)/usr/bin/ucode
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/ucode $(1)/usr/bin/ucode
+endef
+
+define Package/libucode/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libucode.so.* $(1)/usr/lib/
 endef
 
 define Package/ucode-mod-fs/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/ucode
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/lib/fs.so $(1)/usr/lib/ucode/
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/ucode/fs.so $(1)/usr/lib/ucode/
 endef
 
 define Package/ucode-mod-math/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/ucode
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/lib/math.so $(1)/usr/lib/ucode/
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/ucode/math.so $(1)/usr/lib/ucode/
 endef
 
 define Package/ucode-mod-ubus/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/ucode
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/lib/ubus.so $(1)/usr/lib/ucode/
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/ucode/ubus.so $(1)/usr/lib/ucode/
 endef
 
 define Package/ucode-mod-uci/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/ucode
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/lib/uci.so $(1)/usr/lib/ucode/
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/ucode/uci.so $(1)/usr/lib/ucode/
 endef
 
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,ucode))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,libucode))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,ucode-mod-fs))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,ucode-mod-math))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,ucode-mod-ubus))