diff --git a/rpm.spec b/rpm.spec
index 4507b8a..3f2c76b 100644
--- a/rpm.spec
+++ b/rpm.spec
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Summary:	The RPM package management system
 Name:		rpm
 Epoch:		1
 Version:	%{libver}.%{minorver}
-Release:	%{?prereldate:0.%{prereldate}.}54
+Release:	%{?prereldate:0.%{prereldate}.}55
 License:	LGPLv2.1+
 Group:		System/Configuration/Packaging
 Url:		http://rpm5.org/
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ Requires:	autoconf
 Requires:	automake
 Requires:	file
 Requires:	gcc-c++
+Requires:	gzip-utils
 Requires:	libtool-base >= 2.4.2-3
 Requires:	patch >= 2.5.9-7
 Requires:	make