diff --git a/ghc-pipes.spec b/ghc-pipes.spec
index e0b0e9e..d3966aa 100644
--- a/ghc-pipes.spec
+++ b/ghc-pipes.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Name:           ghc-%{pkg_name}
 Version:        4.0.0
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Compositional pipelines
 
 License:        BSD
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Advantages over traditional streaming libraries:
 
 %package devel
 Summary:        Haskell %{pkg_name} library development files
+Provides:       %{name}-static = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires:       ghc-compiler = %{ghc_version}
 Requires(post): ghc-compiler = %{ghc_version}
 Requires(postun): ghc-compiler = %{ghc_version}
@@ -74,7 +75,10 @@ This package provides the Haskell %{pkg_name} library development files.
 
 
 %changelog
-* Mon Sep  9 2013 Fedora Haskell SIG <haskell@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 4.0.0-0
+* Thu Oct 17 2013 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 4.0.0-2
+- add static provides to devel
+
+* Mon Sep  9 2013 Fedora Haskell SIG <haskell@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 4.0.0-1
 - update to 4.0.0
 
 * Mon Jul 29 2013 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 3.3.0-1