diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index d63f320..700f426 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ paragraph = This uses GL textures and accelerated video decoding. Recommended fo
 # compare different versions of the same library, and check if an update is
 # available. You should think of it as a counter, counting the total number of
 # releases you've had.
-version = 7
+version = 8
 
 # The version as the user will see it. If blank, the version attribute will be
 # used here. This should be a single word, with no spaces.
-prettyVersion = 1.2.2
+prettyVersion = 1.2.3
 
 # The min and max revision of Processing compatible with your library.
 # Note that these fields use the revision and not the version of Processing,
diff --git a/src/gohai/glvideo/GLVideo.java b/src/gohai/glvideo/GLVideo.java
index 76d94b3..6575145 100644
--- a/src/gohai/glvideo/GLVideo.java
+++ b/src/gohai/glvideo/GLVideo.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 package gohai.glvideo;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import processing.core.*;
 import processing.opengl.*;
 
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ public static void enableDebug() {
   }
 
   public static void enableDebug(int level) {
-    System.loadLibrary("glvideo");
+    loadNativeLibrary();
     gstreamer_setEnvVar("GST_DEBUG_NO_COLOR", "1");
     gstreamer_setEnvVar("GST_DEBUG", Integer.toString(level));
     if (2 < level) {
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ protected static void loadGStreamer() {
     boolean use_host_gstreamer = false;
 
     if (!loaded) {
-      System.loadLibrary("glvideo");
+      loadNativeLibrary();
       loaded = true;
 
       String jar = GLVideo.class.getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation().getPath();
@@ -150,6 +152,32 @@ protected static void loadGStreamer() {
     }
   }
 
+  protected static void loadNativeLibrary() {
+    // Raspbian August 2017 renamed libraries gstgl depends on
+    workaroundBrcm();
+    System.loadLibrary("glvideo");
+  }
+
+  protected static void workaroundBrcm() {
+    File new_lib = new File("/opt/vc/lib/libbrcmGLESv2.so");
+
+    String jar = GLVideo.class.getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation().getPath();
+    String nativeLib = jar.substring(0, jar.lastIndexOf(File.separatorChar));
+    File symlink = new File(nativeLib + "/linux-armv6hf/libGLESv2.so");
+
+    if (new_lib.isFile() && !symlink.isFile()) {
+      // attempt to create symlinks that make it compatible
+      // with earlier Raspbian releases
+      try {
+        Files.createSymbolicLink(Paths.get(nativeLib + "/linux-armv6hf/libGLESv2.so"), Paths.get("/opt/vc/lib/libbrcmGLESv2.so"));
+        Files.createSymbolicLink(Paths.get(nativeLib + "/linux-armv6hf/libEGL.so"), Paths.get("/opt/vc/lib/libbrcmEGL.so"));
+        System.out.println("GLVideo: Created compatibility symlinks");
+      } catch (Exception e) {
+        System.err.println("GLVideo: Error creating compatibility symlinks");
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   public void dispose() {
     close();
   }