diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 121b801..520b077 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 /v52.tar.gz
 /ndctl-53.tar.gz
 /ndctl-53.1.tar.gz
+/ndctl-54.tar.gz
diff --git a/ndctl.spec b/ndctl.spec
index c0b4402..c75bd5e 100644
--- a/ndctl.spec
+++ b/ndctl.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:		ndctl
-Version:	53.1
+Version:	54
 Release:	1%{?dist}
 Summary:	Manage "libnvdimm" subsystem devices (Non-volatile Memory)
 License:	GPLv2
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Group:		System Environment/Base
 Url:		https://github.com/pmem/ndctl
 Source0:	https://github.com/pmem/%{name}/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz#/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+Requires:	ndctl-libs%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires:	daxctl-libs%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 BuildRequires:	autoconf
 BuildRequires:	asciidoc
 BuildRequires:	xmlto
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ control API for these devices.
 %setup -q ndctl-%{version}
 
 %build
-echo "53.1" > version
+echo "54" > version
 ./autogen.sh
 %configure --disable-static --enable-local --disable-silent-rules
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
@@ -126,6 +128,9 @@ make check
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Aug 05 2016 Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> - 54-1
+- add explicit lib version dependencies
+
 * Sat May 28 2016 Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> - 53.1-1
 - Fix up tag format vs source url confusion
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index e294daa..43ebadd 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-98d40a0f9c3686f6f16b8085f760de31  ndctl-53.1.tar.gz
+0bec56dc136b3b393165e057408ae710  ndctl-54.tar.gz