diff --git a/patterns-hpc.changes b/patterns-hpc.changes
index 41edd67..157166c 100644
--- a/patterns-hpc.changes
+++ b/patterns-hpc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Aug 14 12:57:59 UTC 2018 - cgoll@suse.com
+
+- added cmake to development pattern 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon May 14 13:14:00 UTC 2018 - eich@suse.com
 
diff --git a/patterns-hpc.spec b/patterns-hpc.spec
index 8ce91d5..fccd8fd 100644
--- a/patterns-hpc.spec
+++ b/patterns-hpc.spec
@@ -123,8 +123,12 @@ Recommends:     python3-devel
 %endif
 Requires:       gnu-compilers-hpc-devel
 Requires:       lua-lmod
+
+# recommend additional development tools
+Recommends:     cmake
 Recommends:     gnuplot
 Recommends:     gnuplot-doc
+# include all the modularized stuff
 %include %{SOURCE2}
 
 %description development_node