diff --git a/crash.spec b/crash.spec
index 508c5e6..0d865d0 100644
--- a/crash.spec
+++ b/crash.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Summary: Kernel analysis utility for live systems, netdump, diskdump, kdump, LKCD or mcore dumpfiles
 Name: crash
 Version: 7.1.0
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3
 Group: Development/Debuggers
 Source: http://people.redhat.com/anderson/crash-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Requires: binutils
 Provides: bundled(libiberty)
 Patch0: lzo_snappy.patch
 Patch1: use_system_readline_v2.patch
+Patch2: linux_version_4_support.patch
 
 %description
 The core analysis suite is a self-contained tool that can be used to
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ offered by Mission Critical Linux, or the LKCD kernel patch.
 %setup -n %{name}-%{version} -q
 %patch0 -p1 -b lzo_snappy.patch
 %patch1 -p1 -b use_system_readline_v2.patch
+%patch2 -p1 -b linux_version_4_support.patch
 
 %build
 make RPMPKG="%{version}-%{release}" CFLAGS="%{optflags}"
@@ -67,6 +69,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{_includedir}/*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Mar  2 2015 Dave Anderson <anderson@redhat.com> - 7.1.0-3
+- Support increment of Linux version from 3 to 4
+
 * Sat Feb 21 2015 Till Maas <opensource@till.name> - 7.1.0-2
 - Rebuilt for Fedora 23 Change
   https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Harden_all_packages_with_position-independent_code
diff --git a/linux_version_4_support.patch b/linux_version_4_support.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c238ecb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux_version_4_support.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+commit db07dbf5a7e19806b1629bd4125e6643978c6f9f
+Author: Dave Anderson <anderson@redhat.com>
+Date:   Thu Feb 19 16:16:33 2015 -0500
+
+    Prepare for the future increment of Linux 3.x to 4.x.
+    (anderson@redhat.com)
+
+diff --git a/kernel.c b/kernel.c
+index cf858c2..a5e0c64 100644
+--- a/kernel.c
++++ b/kernel.c
+@@ -1211,7 +1211,8 @@ verify_namelist()
+ 	sprintf(buffer3, "(unknown)");
+         while (fgets(buffer, BUFSIZE-1, pipe)) {
+ 		if (!strstr(buffer, "Linux version 2.") &&
+-		    !strstr(buffer, "Linux version 3."))
++		    !strstr(buffer, "Linux version 3.") &&
++		    !strstr(buffer, "Linux version 4."))
+ 			continue;
+ 
+                 if (strstr(buffer, kt->proc_version)) {
+@@ -4909,7 +4910,8 @@ debug_kernel_version(char *namelist)
+ 	argc = 0;
+         while (fgets(buf, BUFSIZE-1, pipe)) {
+                 if (!strstr(buf, "Linux version 2.") &&
+-		    !strstr(buf, "Linux version 3."))
++		    !strstr(buf, "Linux version 3.") &&
++		    !strstr(buf, "Linux version 4."))
+                         continue;
+ 
+ 		argc = parse_line(buf, arglist); 
+