diff --git a/src/apps/bin/bc/bc/Jamfile b/src/apps/bin/bc/bc/Jamfile
index 3ddce990e9..246b0268a3 100644
--- a/src/apps/bin/bc/bc/Jamfile
+++ b/src/apps/bin/bc/bc/Jamfile
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) h ] ;
 
 BinCommand bc :
 	main.c bc.y scan.l execute.c load.c storage.c util.c global.c
-	: libbc.a ;
+	: libbc.a
+	: bc.rdef ;
 
diff --git a/src/apps/bin/bc/bc/bc.rdef b/src/apps/bin/bc/bc/bc.rdef
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..438cede357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/bin/bc/bc/bc.rdef
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+resource app_version
+{
+	major = 1,
+	middle = 0,
+	minor = 6,
+	variety = 5,
+	internal = 0,
+	short_info = "1.06", 
+    long_info  = "1.06 ©2000 The Free Software Foundation"
+};
+