diff --git a/readline.spec b/readline.spec
index 8941c9a..761c5a5 100644
--- a/readline.spec
+++ b/readline.spec
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ Summary:        The Readline Library
 Group:          System/Libraries
 Suggests:       readline-doc = %{version}
 Provides:       bash:/%{_lib}/libreadline.so.%{rl_major}
+Provides:       libreadline%{rl_major} = %{rversion}
 Provides:       readline = %{version}
 Obsoletes:      readline <= 6.3