Hello. Nowadays library transitions are best handled with automatic binary NMUs [1], so you (maintainer) need not upload a new version just to fix this bug (unless you prefer to), since an automatic rebuild will be scheduled in due course.
[1] http://wiki.debian.org/binNMU Cheers, -- Adeodato Simó dato at net.com.org.es Debian Developer adeodato at debian.org The first step on the road to wisdom is the admission of ignorance. The second step is realizing that you don't have to blab it to the world.