diff --git a/cracklib.spec b/cracklib.spec
index 56383f8..cbb652a 100644
--- a/cracklib.spec
+++ b/cracklib.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: A password-checking library.
 Name: cracklib
 Version: 2.7
-Release: 9
+Release: 11
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 Source0: http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~crypto/download/cracklib,%{version}.tgz
 Source1: crack.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ make install \
 	libdir=%{_libdir} \
 	sbindir=%{_sbindir}
 strip $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/packer
+ln -sf libcrack.so.2.7 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/libcrack.so.2
 
 %post -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
@@ -121,6 +122,12 @@ strip $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/packer
 %{_libdir}/cracklib_dict*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jun 26 2001 Florian La Roche <Florian.LaRoche@redhat.de>
+- add link from library major version number
+
+* Sun Jun 24 2001 Elliot Lee <sopwith@redhat.com>
+- Bump release + rebuild.
+
 * Wed Jul 12 2000 Prospector <bugzilla@redhat.com>
 - automatic rebuild