diff --git a/rpm.spec b/rpm.spec
index ba6d5ed..79d5e26 100644
--- a/rpm.spec
+++ b/rpm.spec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Summary: The Red Hat package management system.
 Name: rpm
 %define version 4.0.3
 Version: %{version}
-Release: 0.51
+Release: 0.52
 Group: System Environment/Base
 Source: ftp://ftp.rpm.org/pub/rpm/dist/rpm-4.0.x/rpm-%{version}.tar.gz
 Copyright: GPL
@@ -352,7 +352,11 @@ fi
 %rpmattr	%{__prefix}/lib/rpm/find-prov.pl
 %rpmattr	%{__prefix}/lib/rpm/find-provides
 %rpmattr	%{__prefix}/lib/rpm/find-provides.perl
-%rpmattr	%{__prefix}/lib/rpm/find-req.pl
+
+# XXX remove executable bit to disable autogenerated perl requires for now.
+#%rpmattr	%{__prefix}/lib/rpm/find-req.pe
+%attr(0644, rpm, rpm) %{__prefix}/lib/rpm/find-req.pl
+
 %rpmattr	%{__prefix}/lib/rpm/find-requires
 %rpmattr	%{__prefix}/lib/rpm/find-requires.perl
 %rpmattr	%{__prefix}/lib/rpm/get_magic.pl
@@ -425,6 +429,12 @@ fi
 %{__prefix}/include/popt.h
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jun 22 2001 Jeff Johnson <jbj@redhat.com>
+- remove executable bit to disable autogenerated perl requires until
+  perl provides can be vetted.
+- disable per-platform %%configure use of %%_gnu until libtool package
+  stabilizes.
+
 * Thu Jun 21 2001 Jeff Johnson <jbj@redhat.com>
 - propagate %%{_gnu} to per-platform configuration.
 - fix: parameterized macros with massive mumber of options need
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index c141bd2..98f5648 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-d0e461c20f338e1c77282515919fa427  rpm-4.0.3.tar.gz
+55504bae9c1e0352b8035b13b8f7c7f6  rpm-4.0.3.tar.gz