diff --git a/src/apps/bin/tar/src/Jamfile b/src/apps/bin/tar/src/Jamfile
index 33c77c95d4..f426d1982f 100644
--- a/src/apps/bin/tar/src/Jamfile
+++ b/src/apps/bin/tar/src/Jamfile
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ BinCommand tar :
 	tar.c
 	update.c
 	utf8.c
-	: libtar.a  ;
+	: libtar.a : tar.rdef ;
 
 BinCommand rmt :
 	rmt.c
-	: libtar.a
+	: libtar.a : tar.rdef
 ;
diff --git a/src/apps/bin/tar/src/tar.rdef b/src/apps/bin/tar/src/tar.rdef
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b15e1d579e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/bin/tar/src/tar.rdef
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+resource app_version
+{
+	major = 1,
+	middle = 13,
+	minor = 94,
+	variety = 1,
+	internal = 0,
+	short_info = "1.13.94", 
+    long_info  = "1.13.94 ©2004 The Free Software Foundation"
+};
+