diff --git a/src/apps/bin/sharutils-4.2.1/src/Jamfile b/src/apps/bin/sharutils-4.2.1/src/Jamfile
index 76d584dd99..7ca3b21d6e 100644
--- a/src/apps/bin/sharutils-4.2.1/src/Jamfile
+++ b/src/apps/bin/sharutils-4.2.1/src/Jamfile
@@ -5,13 +5,21 @@ SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) lib ] ;
 SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) ] ;
 
 BinCommand shar : 
-  	shar.c encode.c : root libsharutils.a ;
+  	shar.c encode.c 
+  	: libsharutils.a
+  	: sharutils.rdef ;
 
 BinCommand unshar : 
-  	unshar.c : root libsharutils.a ;
+  	unshar.c 
+  	: libsharutils.a
+  	: sharutils.rdef ;
 
 BinCommand uuencode : 
-  	uuencode.c : root libsharutils.a ;
+  	uuencode.c 
+  	: libsharutils.a 
+  	: sharutils.rdef ;
 
 BinCommand uudecode : 
-  	uudecode.c : root libsharutils.a ;
+  	uudecode.c 
+  	: libsharutils.a 
+  	: sharutils.rdef ;
diff --git a/src/apps/bin/sharutils-4.2.1/src/sharutils.rdef b/src/apps/bin/sharutils-4.2.1/src/sharutils.rdef
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f5a139ce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/bin/sharutils-4.2.1/src/sharutils.rdef
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+resource app_version
+{
+	major = 4,
+	middle = 2,
+	minor = 1,
+	variety = 5,
+	internal = 0,
+	short_info = "4.2.1", 
+    long_info  = "4.2.1 ©2004 The Free Software Foundation"
+};
+