diff --git a/permissions.changes b/permissions.changes
index e1a6b05..aff987c 100644
--- a/permissions.changes
+++ b/permissions.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Apr 11 11:18:36 UTC 2019 - jsegitz@suse.com
+
+- Created new subpackages -config, -doc and standalone package chkstat 
+  where we can start a better versioning scheme and require it from the 
+  original package
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Feb 12 14:29:45 UTC 2019 - jsegitz@suse.com
 
diff --git a/permissions.spec b/permissions.spec
index afed1db..fff4bb8 100644
--- a/permissions.spec
+++ b/permissions.spec
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
 #
 
 
+%define VERSION 20190212
+
 Name:           permissions
-Version:        20190212
+Version:        %{VERSION}
 Release:        0
 Summary:        SUSE Linux Default Permissions
 # Maintained in github by the security team.
@@ -29,13 +31,11 @@ BuildRequires:  libcap-devel
 #!BuildIgnore:  group(trusted)
 Requires(post): %fillup_prereq
 Requires(pre):  group(trusted)
+Requires:       chkstat
+Requires:       permissions-config
+Requires:       permissions-doc
 Provides:       aaa_base:%{_sysconfdir}/permissions
 
-%description
-Permission settings of files and directories depending on the local
-security settings. The local security setting (easy, secure, or paranoid)
-can be configured in /etc/sysconfig/security.
-
 %prep
 %setup -q
 
@@ -45,22 +45,62 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags} CFLAGS="-W -Wall %{optflags}" FSCAPS_DEFAULT_ENABLED=0
 %install
 %make_install fillupdir=%{_fillupdir}
 
-%post
-%{fillup_only -n security}
-# apply all potentially changed permissions
-%{_bindir}/chkstat --system
+%description
+Permission settings of files and directories depending on the local
+security settings. The local security setting (easy, secure, or paranoid)
+can be configured in /etc/sysconfig/security.
+
+This package doesn't contain files, it just requires the necessary packages.
 
 %files
+
+%package doc
+Summary:        SUSE Linux Default Permissions documentation
+Group:          Productivity/Security
+Version:        %{suse_version}_%{VERSION}
+Release:        0
+
+%description doc
+Documentation for the permission files /etc/permissions*
+
+%files doc
+%{_mandir}/man5/permissions.5%{ext_man}
+
+%package config
+Summary:        SUSE Linux Default Permissions config files
+Group:          Productivity/Security
+Version:        %{suse_version}_%{VERSION}
+Release:        0
+
+%description config
+The acutal permissions configuration files /etc/permission.*
+
+%files config
 %config %{_sysconfdir}/permissions
 %config %{_sysconfdir}/permissions.easy
 %config %{_sysconfdir}/permissions.secure
 %config %{_sysconfdir}/permissions.paranoid
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/permissions.local
-%{_bindir}/chkstat
-%{_mandir}/man5/permissions.5%{ext_man}
-%{_mandir}/man8/chkstat.8%{ext_man}
 %{_fillupdir}/sysconfig.security
 
+%post config
+%{fillup_only -n security}
+# apply all potentially changed permissions
+%{_bindir}/chkstat --system
+
+%package -n chkstat
+Summary:        SUSE Linux Default Permissions tool
+Group:          Productivity/Security
+Version:        %{suse_version}_%{VERSION}
+Release:        0
+
+%description -n chkstat
+Tool to check and set file permissions
+
+%files -n chkstat
+%{_bindir}/chkstat
+%{_mandir}/man8/chkstat.8%{ext_man}
+
 %package -n permissions-zypp-plugin
 BuildArch:      noarch
 Requires:       permissions = %version