diff --git a/aaa_base-rpmlintrc b/aaa_base-rpmlintrc
index c3ac916..e504d7f 100644
--- a/aaa_base-rpmlintrc
+++ b/aaa_base-rpmlintrc
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ addFilter("non-remote_fs-dependency.*/etc/init.d/single")
 addFilter("non-remote_fs-dependency.*/etc/init.d/halt")
 # this script is only for runlevel changes
 addFilter("non-remote_fs-dependency.*/etc/init.d/rc")
-# this is currently needed
-addFilter("non-etc-or-var-file-marked-as-conffile.*/root/.exrc")
-addFilter("hidden-file-or-dir.*/root/.exrc")
 # perhaps should be configurable later...
 addFilter("non-etc-or-var-file-marked-as-conffile.*/sbin/quick_halt")
 # confirmed - but standard
diff --git a/aaa_base.spec b/aaa_base.spec
index 7fa87fa..05ecfa9 100644
--- a/aaa_base.spec
+++ b/aaa_base.spec
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 %bcond_with     aaa_base_malloc_debug
 
 Name:           aaa_base
-Version:        11.5
+Version:        12.1
 Release:        89
 License:        GPLv2+
 Group:          System/Fhs