diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a16e7959..c0bc9da6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ set (CPACK_PROJECT_CONFIG_FILE "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/CPackOptions.cmake")
 #set (CPACK_GENERATOR TGZ) # not use ZIP on UNIX as problem with symlinks
 #set (CPACK_SOURCE_GENERATOR TGZ) # not use ZIP on UNIX as problem with symlinks
 if (UNIX)
-#  set (CPACK_GENERATOR ${CPACK_GENERATOR};RPM)
+  set (CPACK_GENERATOR ${CPACK_GENERATOR};RPM)
 endif ()
 # Include of CPack must always be last
 include(CPack)
diff --git a/cmake/CPackOptions.cmake.in b/cmake/CPackOptions.cmake.in
index 4a7c278b..7654ae58 100644
--- a/cmake/CPackOptions.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/CPackOptions.cmake.in
@@ -17,15 +17,20 @@ set (CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@/COPYING")
 set (CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_README "@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@/README.md")
 set (CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_WELCOME "@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@/cmake/welcome.txt")
 
+set (CPACK_RPM_EXCLUDE_FROM_AUTO_FILELIST_ADDITION "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@;@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/bin;@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/include;@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/share;@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib64;@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib;@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/pkgconfig")
+
 # we do not have any absolute paths, so do not need DESTDIR
 set (CPACK_SET_DESTDIR "OFF")
 set (CPACK_PACKAGE_RELOCATABLE "true")
 
 if (${CPACK_GENERATOR} STREQUAL "RPM")
+  set(CPACK_INSTALL_PREFIX "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@")
+  set(CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@")
   set (CPACK_RPM_FILE_NAME "RPM-DEFAULT")
   set (CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE "1")
-  set (CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_LICENSE "@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@/COPYING")
+  set (CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_LICENSE "GPLv2")
   set (CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_VENDOR "Paul Scherrer Institute - LMU - LEM")
+  set (CPACK_RPM_CHANGELOG_FILE "@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@/cmake/ChangeLogRPM")
 endif ()
 
 if (${CPACK_GENERATOR} STREQUAL "DEB")
diff --git a/cmake/ChangeLogRPM b/cmake/ChangeLogRPM
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb75b666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/ChangeLogRPM
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+* Mon Jan 14 2019 Andreas Suter <andreas.suter@psi.ch> - 1.4.0-1
+- first cpack/cmake version