diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c07f4fda2..639549f3c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,4 +54,16 @@ file(GLOB DOCS Documentation/*.pdf)
 install(FILES server/test/MaxScale_test.cnf RENAME MaxScale.cnf DESTINATION etc)
 install(FILES ${ERRMSG} DESTINATION mysql)
 install(FILES ${EMBEDDED_LIB} DESTINATION lib)
-install(FILES ${DOCS} DESTINATION Documentation)
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+install(FILES ${DOCS} DESTINATION Documentation)
+
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "MaxScale")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "MaxScale")
+set(CPACK_GENERATOR "RPM")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR "1")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "0")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH "0")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "maxscale-${MAXSCALE_VERSION}")
+set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_NAME "maxscale-${MAXSCALE_VERSION}")
+set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_VENDOR "SkySQL Ab")
+set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_AUTOREQPROV " no")
+include(CPack)
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