diff --git a/perl-Test-Assert.spec b/perl-Test-Assert.spec
index 6692432..309c442 100644
--- a/perl-Test-Assert.spec
+++ b/perl-Test-Assert.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:		perl-Test-Assert
 Version:	0.0504
-Release:	1%{?dist}
+Release:	2%{?dist}
 Summary:	Assertion methods for those who like JUnit
 License:	GPL+ or Artistic
 Group:		Development/Libraries
@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ BuildRequires:	perl(Symbol::Util) >= 0.0202
 BuildRequires:	perl(Test::More)
 BuildRequires:	perl(Test::Unit::Lite) >= 0.11
 BuildRequires:	perl(warnings)
+# Release test requirements
+BuildRequires:	perl(File::Slurp)
+BuildRequires:	perl(Test::CheckChanges)
+BuildRequires:	perl(Test::Distribution)
+BuildRequires:	perl(Test::Kwalitee)
+BuildRequires:	perl(Test::MinimumVersion)
+BuildRequires:	perl(Test::Perl::Critic)
+BuildRequires:	perl(Test::Pod)
+BuildRequires:	perl(Test::Pod::Coverage)
+BuildRequires:	perl(Test::Signature)
+BuildRequires:	perl(Test::Spelling), hunspell-en
 Requires:	perl(:MODULE_COMPAT_%(eval "`perl -V:version`"; echo $version))
 
 # Avoid doc-file dependencies
@@ -28,19 +39,63 @@ This class provides a set of assertion methods useful for writing tests.
 The API is based on JUnit4 and Test::Unit and the methods die on failure.
 
 %prep
-%setup -q -n Test-Assert-%{version}
+%setup -q -c -n Test-Assert
+
+# Copy up documentation for convenience with %%doc
+cp -a Test-Assert-%{version}/{Changes,eg,LICENSE,README} .
 
 %build
+cd Test-Assert-%{version}
 perl Build.PL installdirs=vendor
 ./Build
+cd -
 
 %install
+cd Test-Assert-%{version}
 ./Build install destdir=%{buildroot} create_packlist=0
+cd -
 %{_fixperms} %{buildroot}
 
 %check
+cd Test-Assert-%{version}
+
+# === MAIN TEST SUITE === #
+
 ./Build test
 
+# ===  RELEASE TESTS  === #
+RELEASE_TESTS="$(echo xt/*.t)"
+
+# Don't run the copyright test as it will fail after the year of module release
+RELEASE_TESTS="$(echo $RELEASE_TESTS | sed 's|xt/copyright.t||')"
+
+# Don't run the spelling test yet as we need to add extra stopwords
+RELEASE_TESTS="$(echo $RELEASE_TESTS | sed 's|xt/pod_spell.t||')"
+
+# Signature test would fail on recent distros due to presence of MYMETA.*
+[ -f MYMETA.yml ] && mv MYMETA.yml ..
+[ -f MYMETA.json ] && mv MYMETA.json ..
+
+./Build test --test_files "$RELEASE_TESTS"
+
+# Put any MYMETA.* files back where they were
+[ -f ../MYMETA.yml ] && mv ../MYMETA.yml .
+[ -f ../MYMETA.json ] && mv ../MYMETA.json .
+
+# Fix the POD Spell test and run it
+mv xt/pod_spellrc xt/pod_spellrc.orig
+(
+	cat xt/pod_spellrc.orig
+	echo "'fail'"
+	echo "JUnit4"
+	echo "value1"
+	echo "value2"
+) > xt/pod_spellrc
+./Build test --test_files xt/pod_spell.t
+mv xt/pod_spellrc.orig xt/pod_spellrc
+
+cd -
+
 %files
 %doc Changes LICENSE README eg/
 %{perl_vendorlib}/Exception/
@@ -49,6 +104,21 @@ perl Build.PL installdirs=vendor
 %{_mandir}/man3/Test::Assert.3pm*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Mar  9 2012 Paul Howarth <paul@city-fan.org> - 0.0504-2
+- Run the release tests too
+  - Extract upstream tarball in a subdir to avoid interference with signature/
+    manifest tests
+  - BR: perl(File::Slurp)
+  - BR: perl(Test::CheckChanges)
+  - BR: perl(Test::Distribution)
+  - BR: perl(Test::Kwalitee)
+  - BR: perl(Test::MinimumVersion)
+  - BR: perl(Test::Perl::Critic)
+  - BR: perl(Test::Pod)
+  - BR: perl(Test::Pod::Coverage)
+  - BR: perl(Test::Signature)
+  - BR: perl(Test::Spelling), hunspell-en
+
 * Fri Mar  9 2012 Paul Howarth <paul@city-fan.org> - 0.0504-1
 - Update to 0.0504:
   - Fixed error message for assert_deep_equals