diff --git a/isns-utils.spec b/isns-utils.spec
index f74eeca..49cdca4 100644
--- a/isns-utils.spec
+++ b/isns-utils.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           isns-utils
 Version:        0.97
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        The iSNS daemon and utility programs
 
 Group:          System Environment/Daemons
@@ -21,11 +21,17 @@ and iSNS client tools. The Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) protocol
 allows automated discovery, management and configuration of iSCSI and
 Fibre Channel devices (using iFCP gateways) on a TCP/IP network.
 
+%package libs
+Group: Development/Libraries
+Summary: Shared library files for iSNS
+
+%description libs
+Shared library files for iSNS
 
 %package devel
 Group: Development/Libraries
 Summary: Development files for iSNS
-Provides: %{name}-static = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires: %{name}-libs%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description devel
 Development files for iSNS
@@ -36,15 +42,16 @@ Development files for iSNS
 
 
 %build
-%configure
+%configure --enable-shared --disable-static
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 
 %install
-sed -i -e 's|-m 555|-m 755|' Makefile
 make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot}
 make install_hdrs DESTDIR=%{buildroot}
 make install_lib DESTDIR=%{buildroot}
+chmod 755 %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/isns*
+chmod 755 %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libisns.so.0
 rm %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/isnsd.service
 rm %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/isnsd.socket
 install -p -m 644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/isnsd.service
@@ -73,6 +80,11 @@ install -p -m 644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/isnsd.service
 /bin/systemctl try-restart isnsd.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 
 
+%post -n %{name}-libs -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%postun -n %{name}-libs -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc COPYING README
@@ -84,17 +96,23 @@ install -p -m 644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/isnsd.service
 %{_unitdir}/isnsd.service
 %dir %{_sysconfdir}/isns
 %dir %{_var}/lib/isns
-%attr(0644,root,root) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/isns/*
+%config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/isns/*
 
+%files libs
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%{_libdir}/libisns.so.0
 
 %files devel
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %dir %{_includedir}/libisns
 %{_includedir}/libisns/*.h
-%{_libdir}/libisns.a
+%{_libdir}/libisns.so
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Apr 12 2017 Chris Leech <cleech@redhat.com> - 0.97-3
+- switch to building as a shared library instead of static
+
 * Fri Feb 10 2017 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 0.97-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_26_Mass_Rebuild