diff --git a/src/apps/bin/zip/Jamfile b/src/apps/bin/zip/Jamfile
index f3debe17a7..a5cfd05ff0 100644
--- a/src/apps/bin/zip/Jamfile
+++ b/src/apps/bin/zip/Jamfile
@@ -13,33 +13,28 @@ StaticLibrary zip :
 	zipfile.c
 	trees.c
 	crctab.c
+	: : zip.rdef
 ;
 
 BinCommand zip :
 	zip.c
-	: libzip.a
+	: libzip.a be : zip.rdef
 ;
 
-LinkSharedOSLibs zip : be ;
-
 BinCommand zipcloak :
 	zipcloak.c
 	bedefs.c
-	: libzip.a 
+	: libzip.a : zip.rdef
 ;
 
 BinCommand zipnote :
 	zipnote.c
 	bedefs.c
-	: libzip.a 
+	: libzip.a be : zip.rdef
 ;
 
-LinkSharedOSLibs zipnote : be ;
-
 BinCommand zipsplit :
 	zipsplit.c
 	bedefs.c
-	: libzip.a 
+	: libzip.a be : zip.rdef
 ;
-
-LinkSharedOSLibs zipsplit : be ;
diff --git a/src/apps/bin/zip/zip.rdef b/src/apps/bin/zip/zip.rdef
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e7e87889b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/bin/zip/zip.rdef
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+resource app_version
+{
+	major = 2,
+	middle = 3,
+	minor = 0,
+	variety = 5,
+	internal = 0,
+	short_info = "2.3", 
+    long_info  = "2.3 ©1999 Info-ZIP"
+};
+