diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 49cc287a..549f5409 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ clean: # distclean:
 	$(make_subdirs_target)
 install: all
 	$(make_subdirs_target)
+	make $(INSTALLED_VERSION_FILE)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index eef70026..a65a1866 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.0-1-dev
+1.1.0-2-dev
diff --git a/make/defs-orig.mk b/make/defs-orig.mk
index fd8a2a11..2ebd2ad6 100644
--- a/make/defs-orig.mk
+++ b/make/defs-orig.mk
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ INSTALL_DOCDIR_DEVEL = $(DOC_PREFIX)-devel
 DOCS = $(wildcard README CHANGES TODO LICENSE AUTHORS CREDITS *.pdf *.txt *.html)
 DOCSUBDIRS = $(wildcard html tex info examples src)
 
+INSTALLED_VERSION_FILE = $(PREFIX)/VERSION
+
 INSTALLED_DOCS_DIST = $(addprefix $(INSTALL_DOCDIR_DIST)/,$(DOCS))
 INSTALLED_DOCS_DEVEL = $(addprefix $(INSTALL_DOCDIR_DEVEL)/,$(DOCS))
 
diff --git a/make/rpmdist.mk b/make/rpmdist.mk
index 39933e3d..85f29437 100644
--- a/make/rpmdist.mk
+++ b/make/rpmdist.mk
@@ -63,10 +63,15 @@ cpmod.dist:
 	done
 	touch $@
 
+ifneq ($(RPM_REQUIRED),)
+RPM_REQUIRED_FLAG = "-R $(RPM_REQUIRED)"
+endif
+
 cpfiles.dist:
 	mkdir -p $(DIST_SRC_DIR)
 	cp Makefile $(DIST_SRC_DIR)
-	sh $(MKSPEC_SH) -V $(RPM_VERSION) -S $(notdir $(PCKG_TAR)) -N $(RPM_PROJECT) > $(DIST_SRC_DIR)/$(RPM_PROJECT)-$(RPM_VERSION).spec
+	sh $(MKSPEC_SH) -V $(RPM_VERSION) -S $(notdir $(PCKG_TAR)) -N $(RPM_PROJECT) $(RPM_REQUIRED_FLAG) \
+		> $(DIST_SRC_DIR)/$(RPM_PROJECT)-$(RPM_VERSION).spec
 	echo $(RPM_VERSION) > $(DIST_SRC_DIR)/VERSION
 	touch $@
 
diff --git a/make/rules.mk b/make/rules.mk
index 4848ac90..dd38b1ac 100644
--- a/make/rules.mk
+++ b/make/rules.mk
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ $(INSTALLED_PROFILE_PATH_SCRIPT):
 	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(INSTALL) -o $(MAKEOWNER) -g $(MAKEGROUP) -m $(MAKEMODE) path_script.sh $@
 
+$(INSTALLED_VERSION_FILE):
+	$(INSTALL) -o $(MAKEOWNER) -g $(MAKEGROUP) -m $(MAKEMODE) $(TOPDIR)/VERSION $@
+	echo $(DIST_VERSION) > $@
+
 ifeq ($(DEVELOPMENT),true)
 install_profile_path:
 else