diff --git a/comps-f10.xml.in b/comps-f10.xml.in
index 512e5716..fbb6b8fa 100644
--- a/comps-f10.xml.in
+++ b/comps-f10.xml.in
@@ -1369,6 +1369,7 @@
       <packagereq type="mandatory">rpm-build</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">rpmdevtools</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">redhat-rpm-config</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="optional">cpanspec</packagereq>
     </packagelist>
   </group>
   <group>
@@ -3781,6 +3782,22 @@
       <packagereq type="default">samyak-fonts-oriya</packagereq>
     </packagelist>
   </group>
+  <group>
+    <id>perl</id>
+    <_name>Perl Development</_name>
+    <_description>Support for developing programs in the Perl programming language.</_description>
+    <default>false</default>
+    <uservisible>true</uservisible>
+    <packagelist>
+      <packagereq type="default">perl-core</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="default">cpan-upload</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="default">git-cpan-patch</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="default">vim-perl-support</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="default">perltidy</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="default">eclipse-epic</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="optional">perl-Task-Catalyst</packagereq>
+    </packagelist>
+  </group>
   <group>
     <id>persian-support</id>
     <_name>Persian Support</_name>
diff --git a/comps-f11.xml.in b/comps-f11.xml.in
index 43262092..bee1e336 100644
--- a/comps-f11.xml.in
+++ b/comps-f11.xml.in
@@ -1545,6 +1545,7 @@
       <packagereq type="mandatory">redhat-rpm-config</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">rpm-build</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">rpmdevtools</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="optional">cpanspec</packagereq>
     </packagelist>
   </group>
   <group>
@@ -4391,6 +4392,22 @@
       <packagereq type="default">samyak-oriya-fonts</packagereq>
     </packagelist>
   </group>
+  <group>
+    <id>perl</id>
+    <_name>Perl Development</_name>
+    <_description>Support for developing programs in the Perl programming language.</_description>
+    <default>false</default>
+    <uservisible>true</uservisible>
+    <packagelist>
+      <packagereq type="default">perl-core</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="default">cpan-upload</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="default">git-cpan-patch</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="default">vim-perl-support</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="default">perltidy</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="default">eclipse-epic</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="optional">perl-Task-Catalyst</packagereq>
+    </packagelist>
+  </group>
   <group>
     <id>persian-support</id>
     <_name>Persian Support</_name>
diff --git a/comps-f12.xml.in b/comps-f12.xml.in
index 684e2e31..36466a2a 100644
--- a/comps-f12.xml.in
+++ b/comps-f12.xml.in
@@ -1544,6 +1544,7 @@
       <packagereq type="mandatory">redhat-rpm-config</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">rpm-build</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">rpmdevtools</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="optional">cpanspec</packagereq>
     </packagelist>
   </group>
   <group>
@@ -4391,6 +4392,22 @@
       <packagereq type="default">samyak-oriya-fonts</packagereq>
     </packagelist>
   </group>
+  <group>
+    <id>perl</id>
+    <_name>Perl Development</_name>
+    <_description>Support for developing programs in the Perl programming language.</_description>
+    <default>false</default>
+    <uservisible>true</uservisible>
+    <packagelist>
+      <packagereq type="default">perl-core</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="default">cpan-upload</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="default">git-cpan-patch</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="default">vim-perl-support</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="default">perltidy</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="default">eclipse-epic</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="optional">perl-Task-Catalyst</packagereq>
+    </packagelist>
+  </group>
   <group>
     <id>persian-support</id>
     <_name>Persian Support</_name>