diff --git a/mono-find-provides b/mono-find-provides
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..554bffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mono-find-provides
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/bash
+#
+# mono-find-provides
+#
+# Authors:
+#       Ben Maurer (bmaurer@ximian.com)
+#
+# (C) 2005 Novell (http://www.novell.com)
+#
+# Args: builddir buildroot libdir
+
+IFS=$'\n'
+filelist=($(grep -Ev '/usr/doc/|/usr/share/doc/'))
+monolist=($(printf "%s\n" "${filelist[@]}" | grep -E "\\.(exe|dll)\$"))
+
+# If monodis is in the package being installed, use that one
+# This is to support building mono
+build_bindir="$2/usr/bin"
+build_libdir="$2$3"
+
+if [ -x $build_bindir/monodis ]; then
+    monodis="$build_bindir/monodis"
+    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$build_libdir${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
+elif [ -x /usr/bin/monodis ]; then
+    monodis="/usr/bin/monodis"
+else
+    exit 0;
+fi
+
+export MONO_SHARED_DIR=$1
+
+for i in "${monolist[@]}"; do
+        ($monodis --assembly $i | awk '
+                BEGIN { LIBNAME=""; VERSION=""; }
+                /^Version:/ { VERSION=$2 }
+                /^Name:/    { LIBNAME=$2 }
+                END {
+                        if (VERSION && LIBNAME)
+                                print "mono(" LIBNAME ") = " VERSION
+                }
+            ') 2>/dev/null
+done
diff --git a/mono-find-requires b/mono-find-requires
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6f96761
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mono-find-requires
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#!/usr/bin/bash
+#
+# mono-find-requires
+#
+# Authors:
+#       Ben Maurer (bmaurer@ximian.com)
+#
+# (C) 2005 Novell (http://www.novell.com)
+#
+# Args: builddir buildroot libdir
+
+IFS=$'\n'
+filelist=($(grep -Ev '/usr/doc/|/usr/share/doc/'))
+monolist=($(printf "%s\n" "${filelist[@]}" | grep -E "\\.(exe|dll)\$"))
+
+# If monodis is in the package being installed, use that one
+# This is to support building mono
+build_bindir="$2/usr/bin"
+build_libdir="$2$3"
+
+if [ -x $build_bindir/monodis ]; then
+    monodis="$build_bindir/monodis"
+    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$build_libdir${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
+elif [ -x /usr/bin/monodis ]; then
+    monodis="/usr/bin/monodis"
+else
+    exit 0;
+fi
+
+export MONO_SHARED_DIR=$1
+
+REQUIRES=$(
+	for i in "${monolist[@]}"; do
+		($monodis --assemblyref $i | awk '
+			BEGIN { START=0; LIBNAME=""; VERSION=""; }
+			(START==0) && /^[0-9]+: Version=/ {
+				START=1;
+				sub(/Version=/, "", $2);
+				VERSION=$2
+			}
+	
+			(START==1) && /^\tName=/ {
+				sub(/Name=/, "", $1);
+				LIBNAME=$1
+	
+				print "mono(" LIBNAME ") = " VERSION
+				START=0
+			}
+		    ') 2> /dev/null
+	done
+)
+
+PROVIDES=$(
+	for i in "${monolist[@]}"; do
+		($monodis --assembly $i | awk '
+			BEGIN { LIBNAME=""; VERSION=""; }
+			/^Version:/ { VERSION=$2 }
+			/^Name:/    { LIBNAME=$2 }
+			END {
+				if (VERSION && LIBNAME)
+					print "mono(" LIBNAME ") = " VERSION
+			}
+		    ') 2>/dev/null
+	done
+)
+#
+# This is a little magic trick to get all REQUIRES that are not
+# in PROVIDES. While RPM functions correctly when such deps exist,
+# they make the metadata a bit bloated.
+#
+
+# Filter out dups from both lists
+REQUIRES=$(echo "$REQUIRES" | sort | uniq)
+PROVIDES=$(echo "$PROVIDES" | sort | uniq)
+
+#
+# Get a list of elements that exist in exactly one of PROVIDES or REQUIRES
+#
+UNIQ=$(echo "$PROVIDES
+$REQUIRES" | sort | uniq -u)
+
+#
+# Of those, only chose the ones that are in REQUIRES
+#
+echo "$UNIQ
+$REQUIRES" | sort | uniq -d
diff --git a/mono.attr b/mono.attr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98dc8d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mono.attr
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+%__mono_provides	%{_rpmconfigdir}/mono-find-provides %{_builddir}/%{?buildsubdir} %{buildroot} %{_libdir}
+%__mono_requires	%{_rpmconfigdir}/mono-find-requires %{_builddir}/%{?buildsubdir} %{buildroot} %{_libdir}
+%__mono_magic		Mono/.Net assembly
diff --git a/mono.spec b/mono.spec
index 6950bb7..74db620 100644
--- a/mono.spec
+++ b/mono.spec
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 %global xamarinrelease 28
 Name:           mono
 Version:        5.18.1
-Release:        9%{?dist}
+Release:        10%{?dist}
 Summary:        Cross-platform, Open Source, .NET development framework
 
 License:        MIT
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ Source0:        http://download.mono-project.com/sources/mono/mono-%{version}.%{
 # sn -k mono.snk
 # You should not regenerate this unless you have a really, really, really good reason.
 Source1:        mono.snk
+# These scripts were taken from rpm-build in Fedora 30
+# They're significantly different from what is included in the mono sources.
+Source2:        mono-find-provides
+Source3:        mono-find-requires
+Source4:        mono.attr
 Patch0:         mono-5.10.0-ignore-reference-assemblies.patch
 Patch1:         mono-4.2.1-ppc.patch
 Patch2:         mono-5.10.0-find-provides.patch
@@ -453,6 +458,11 @@ cd %{buildroot}/usr/lib/mono && ln -s 4.7.1-api 4.5-api && cd -
 # as requested in bug 1704861; we have had that link in F29 with Mono 4.8 as well.
 cd %{buildroot}/usr/lib/mono && ln -s 4.7.1-api 4.0-api && cd -
 
+# rpm helper scripts
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_prefix}/lib/rpm/fileattrs/
+install -p -m755 %{SOURCE2} %{SOURCE3} %{buildroot}%{_prefix}/lib/rpm/
+install -p -m644 %{SOURCE4} %{buildroot}%{_prefix}/lib/rpm/fileattrs/
+
 %find_lang mcs
 
 %post
@@ -717,6 +727,8 @@ cert-sync /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
 %{_includedir}/mono-2.0/mono/metadata/*.h
 %{_includedir}/mono-2.0/mono/utils/*.h
 %{_includedir}/mono-2.0/mono/cil/opcode.def
+%{_prefix}/lib/rpm/mono-find-*
+%{_prefix}/lib/rpm/fileattrs/mono.attr
 
 %files locale-extras
 %gac_dll I18N.CJK
@@ -889,6 +901,9 @@ cert-sync /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
 %files complete
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul 30 2019 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 5.18.1-10
+- add rpm helper scripts (formerly in rpm-build)
+
 * Thu Jul 25 2019 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 5.18.1-9
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_31_Mass_Rebuild