diff --git a/dracut.changes b/dracut.changes
index ceb9c2c..71d4f6c 100644
--- a/dracut.changes
+++ b/dracut.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Feb  5 09:37:42 UTC 2015 - meissner@suse.com
+
+- regenerate the initrds on updating this package (or the -fips
+  subpackage)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Jan  3 04:53:20 UTC 2015 - bwiedemann@suse.com
 
diff --git a/dracut.spec b/dracut.spec
index 3b49427..a6b2b4c 100644
--- a/dracut.spec
+++ b/dracut.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package dracut
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ BuildRequires:  asciidoc
 BuildRequires:  bash
 BuildRequires:  docbook-xsl-stylesheets
 BuildRequires:  libxslt
+BuildRequires:  suse-module-tools
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(systemd) >= 199
 Requires:       bash
 Requires:       coreutils
@@ -464,12 +465,26 @@ ln -s %{dracutlibdir}/modules.d/45ifcfg/write-ifcfg-redhat.sh %{buildroot}/%{dra
 
 %post
 %service_add_post purge-kernels.service
+%{?regenerate_initrd_post}
+
+%post fips
+%{?regenerate_initrd_post}
 
 %preun
 %service_del_preun purge-kernels.service
 
 %postun
 %service_del_postun purge-kernels.service
+%{?regenerate_initrd_post}
+
+%postun fips
+%{?regenerate_initrd_post}
+
+%posttrans
+%{?regenerate_initrd_posttrans}
+
+%posttrans fips
+%{?regenerate_initrd_posttrans}
 
 %files fips
 %defattr(-,root,root,0755)