diff --git a/389-ds-base.spec b/389-ds-base.spec
index 023a53e..9974ffa 100644
--- a/389-ds-base.spec
+++ b/389-ds-base.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 %global pkgname   dirsrv
 # for a pre-release, define the prerel field e.g. .a1 .rc2 - comment out for official release
-%global prerel .a2
+%global prerel .a3
 # also need the relprefix field for a pre-release e.g. .0 - also comment out for official release
 %global relprefix 0.
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 Summary:          389 Directory Server (base)
 Name:             389-ds-base
 Version:          1.2.6
-Release:          %{?relprefix}2%{?prerel}%{?dist}
+Release:          %{?relprefix}3%{?prerel}%{?dist}
 License:          GPLv2 with exceptions
 URL:              http://port389.org/
 Group:            System Environment/Daemons
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ BuildRequires:    /usr/share/selinux/devel/Makefile
 # the following is for the pam passthru auth plug-in
 BuildRequires:    pam-devel
 
+# require our selinux subpackage
+Requires:         %{name}-selinux = %{version}-%{release}
+
+# this is needed for using semanage from our setup scripts
+Requires:         policycoreutils-python
+
 # the following are needed for some of our scripts
 Requires:         mozldap-tools
 Requires:         perl-Mozilla-LDAP
@@ -94,7 +100,13 @@ Development Libraries and headers for the 389 Directory Server base package.
 Summary:          SELinux policy for 389 Directory Server
 Group:            System Environment/Daemons
 Requires:         selinux-policy
-Requires:         %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
+
+# this is needed to load and unload the policy module
+Requires(post):         policycoreutils
+Requires(post):         /sbin/service
+Requires(preun):        policycoreutils
+Requires(preun):        /sbin/service
+Requires(postun):       policycoreutils
 
 %description      selinux
 SELinux policy for the 389 Directory Server base package.
@@ -356,6 +368,11 @@ fi
 %{_datadir}/%{pkgname}-selinux
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Apr  6 2010 Nathan Kinder <nkinder@redhat.com> - 1.2.6-0.3.a3
+- 1.2.6.a3 release
+- add managed entries plug-in
+- many bug fixes
+
 * Mon Mar  2 2010 Rich Megginson <rmeggins@redhat.com> - 1.2.6-0.2.a2
 - 1.2.6.a2 release
 - add support for matching rules