diff --git a/configure/CONFIG b/configure/CONFIG
index 6c8f0a51b..36d6224e5 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG
+++ b/configure/CONFIG
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ CONFIG ?= $(TOP)/configure
 
 -include $(CONFIG)/RELEASE
 -include $(CONFIG)/RELEASE.$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH)
+-include $(CONFIG)/RELEASE.Common.$(T_A)
 -include $(CONFIG)/RELEASE.$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH).$(T_A)
 
 include $(CONFIG)/CONFIG_COMMON
diff --git a/configure/tools/convertRelease.pl b/configure/tools/convertRelease.pl
index 59c7214c5..8670ffa71 100755
--- a/configure/tools/convertRelease.pl
+++ b/configure/tools/convertRelease.pl
@@ -76,12 +76,20 @@ $outfile = $ARGV[0];
 
 # Read the RELEASE file(s)
 $relfile = "$top/configure/RELEASE";
-die "Can't find configure/RELEASE file" unless (-f $relfile);
+die "Can't find configure/RELEASE file" unless (-r $relfile);
 &readRelease($relfile, \%macros, \@apps);
 
 if ($hostarch) {
-    $relfile .= ".$hostarch";
-    &readRelease($relfile, \%macros, \@apps) if (-r $relfile);
+    my ($hrelfile) = "$relfile.$hostarch";
+    &readRelease($hrelfile, \%macros, \@apps) if (-r $hrelfile);
+}
+if ($arch) {
+    my ($crelfile) = "$relfile.Common.$arch";
+    &readRelease($crelfile, \%macros, \@apps) if (-r $crelfile);
+    if ($hostarch) {
+        my ($arelfile) = "$relfile.$hostarch.$arch";
+        &readRelease($arelfile, \%macros, \@apps) if (-r $arelfile);
+    }
 }
 &expandRelease(\%macros, \@apps);
 
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/CONFIG_APP b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/CONFIG_APP
index 3fe2fa134..b1f4ba11b 100644
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/CONFIG_APP
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/CONFIG_APP
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/RELEASE
 -include $(TOP)/configure/RELEASE.$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH)
+-include $(TOP)/configure/RELEASE.Common.$(T_A)
+-include $(TOP)/configure/RELEASE.$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH).$(T_A)
+
 CONFIG=$(EPICS_BASE)/configure
 include $(CONFIG)/CONFIG
+
 INSTALL_LOCATION = $(TOP)
 ifdef INSTALL_LOCATION_APP
 INSTALL_LOCATION = $(INSTALL_LOCATION_APP)