diff --git a/project/packaging.scala b/project/packaging.scala
index a86d06446..866ced574 100644
--- a/project/packaging.scala
+++ b/project/packaging.scala
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ object Packaging {
     rpmVendor := "typesafe",
     rpmUrl := Some("http://github.com/paulp/sbt-extras"),
     rpmLicense := Some("BSD"),
+    rpmRequirements :=Seq("java","java-devel","jpackage-utils"),
+    rpmProvides := Seq("sbt"),
     
     
     // WINDOWS SPECIFIC