diff --git a/baselibs.conf b/baselibs.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e38d569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/baselibs.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+newt
diff --git a/newt.changes b/newt.changes
index 28597f2..0ed12c1 100644
--- a/newt.changes
+++ b/newt.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Apr 10 12:54:45 CEST 2008 - ro@suse.de
+
+- added baselibs.conf file to build xxbit packages
+  for multilib support
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Apr  7 17:10:48 CEST 2008 - lrupp@suse.de
 
diff --git a/newt.spec b/newt.spec
index 22dfaba..63155ac 100644
--- a/newt.spec
+++ b/newt.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Name:           newt
 Url:            http://cvs.fedora.redhat.com/viewcvs/devel/newt/
 Summary:        Nifty Erik's Windowing Toolkit
 Version:        0.52.9
-Release:        1
+Release:        2
 %define         soname 0_52
 License:        LGPL v2.1 or later
 Group:          System/Libraries
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ rm -rf %buildroot
 %{py_sitedir}/*
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Apr 10 2008 ro@suse.de
+- added baselibs.conf file to build xxbit packages
+  for multilib support
 * Mon Apr 07 2008 lrupp@suse.de
 - update to 0.52.9:
   + handle component destruction (patch by Richard W.M. Jones)