diff --git a/makedist/makedist-announcement.sh b/makedist/makedist-announcement.sh
index 26be7df..e7463bb 100755
--- a/makedist/makedist-announcement.sh
+++ b/makedist/makedist-announcement.sh
@@ -3,14 +3,10 @@
 # makedist-announcement.sh - a makedist component which produces announcements
 # Copyright (c) 2012 by Silvan Calarco
 #
-VERSION=0.1
-
-archs=(i586 arm x86_64)
+. /usr/share/makedist/VERSION
 
 distribution=openmamba
-mediumarch=i586
 mediumlang=en
-signer="Silvan Calarco"
 siteaddress=www.openmamba.org
 sitedomain=openmamba.org
 forumaddress=forum.openmamba.org
@@ -178,6 +174,8 @@ function print_pkg_line() {
    local descr=$1
    local searchpkg=$2
 
+   [ "$3" ] && mediumarch=$3
+
    [ -f "$blocktmpfile" ] || {
       echo "Error: print_pkg_line: you must call block_start first; skipping."
       return 1
@@ -232,6 +230,12 @@ if [ ! "${MEDIA_NAME[i]}" ]; then
    exit 1
 fi
 
+# set mediumarch to the first medium architecture for gathering information
+for a in ${MEDIA_ARCHS[i]}; do
+   mediumarch=$a
+   break
+done
+
 mediumplatform=${MEDIA_PLATFORM[i]}
 mediumsubplatform=${MEDIA_SUBPLATFORM[i]}
 webmediumdir=pub/$distribution/media/$distversion/$mediumname
@@ -335,23 +339,25 @@ if [ ! -e $outputfile -o "$REBUILDANNOUNCEMENT" = "1" ]; then
 
    echo "<h3>"$"Downloads""</h3><table>\
 <tr><th width=100>"$"Language""</th><th width=50>"$"Arch""</th><th>"$"Download link""</th><th width=50>"$"Size""</th><th width=70>"$"Date""</th><th>MD5</th></tr>" >> $outputfile
-   for l in ${MEDIA_LANGUAGES[i]}; do
-      mediummd5=`cat $mediumdir/$l/$distribution-$mediumname-$l-$mediadistversion-$version.${mediumarch}.${medium_suffix}.MD5.txt | awk '{ print $1; }'`
-      mediumdate=`stat -c %z $mediumdir/$l/$distribution-$mediumname-$l-$mediadistversion-$version.${mediumarch}.${medium_suffix} | sed "s| .*||"`
-      mediumsize=`stat -c %s $mediumdir/$l/$distribution-$mediumname-$l-$mediadistversion-$version.${mediumarch}.${medium_suffix}`
-      mediumsizeMB=`expr $mediumsize / 1048576`
+   for a in ${MEDIA_ARCHS[i]}; do
+      for l in ${MEDIA_LANGUAGES[i]}; do
+         mediummd5=`cat $mediumdir/$l/$distribution-$mediumname-$l-$mediadistversion-$version.${a}.${medium_suffix}.MD5.txt | awk '{ print $1; }'`
+         mediumdate=`stat -c %z $mediumdir/$l/$distribution-$mediumname-$l-$mediadistversion-$version.${a}.${medium_suffix} | sed "s| .*||"`
+         mediumsize=`stat -c %s $mediumdir/$l/$distribution-$mediumname-$l-$mediadistversion-$version.${a}.${medium_suffix}`
+         mediumsizeMB=`expr $mediumsize / 1048576`
 
-      echo -n "<tr><td>" >> $outputfile
-      case $l in
-         en) echo -n $"english" >> $outputfile ;;
-         it) echo -n $"italian" >> $outputfile ;;
-         es) echo -n $"spanish" >> $outputfile ;;
-         *) echo -n $"unknown" >> $outputfile ;;
-      esac
-      echo "</td><td>${mediumarch}</td><td>\
-<a href='http://$siteaddress/download.html?file=/pub/$distribution/media/$distversion/$mediumname/$l/$distribution-$mediumname-$l-$mediadistversion-$version.${mediumarch}.${medium_suffix}'>\
-$distribution-$mediumname-$l-$mediadistversion-$version.${mediumarch}.${medium_suffix}</a></td>
+         echo -n "<tr><td>" >> $outputfile
+         case $l in
+            en) echo -n $"english" >> $outputfile ;;
+            it) echo -n $"italian" >> $outputfile ;;
+            es) echo -n $"spanish" >> $outputfile ;;
+            *) echo -n $"unknown" >> $outputfile ;;
+         esac
+         echo "</td><td>${a}</td><td>\
+<a href='http://$siteaddress/download.html?file=/pub/$distribution/media/$distversion/$mediumname/$l/$distribution-$mediumname-$l-$mediadistversion-$version.${a}.${medium_suffix}'>\
+$distribution-$mediumname-$l-$mediadistversion-$version.${a}.${medium_suffix}</a></td>
 <td>$mediumsizeMB MB</td><td>$mediumdate</td><td>$mediummd5</td>" >> $outputfile
+      done
    done
    echo -n "</tr></table>" >> $outputfile
 
@@ -379,7 +385,9 @@ $distribution-$mediumname-$l-$mediadistversion-$version.${mediumarch}.${medium_s
    echo -n "</ul>" >> $outputfile
 
    block_start
-   print_pkg_line $"Linux kernel" kernel
+   for a in ${MEDIA_ARCHS[i]}; do
+      print_pkg_line $"Linux kernel ($a)" kernel $a
+   done
    print_pkg_line $"bootloader (grub)" grub
    print_pkg_line $"boot system (dracut)" dracut
    print_pkg_line $"NVIDIA proprietary driver" NVIDIA
@@ -463,9 +471,9 @@ $distribution-$mediumname-$l-$mediadistversion-$version.${mediumarch}.${medium_s
 <li><a href='http://$wikiaddress'>"$"$distribution wiki""</a></ul>\
 " >> $outputfile
 
-   echo -n "</div><hr><p><i>"$"Announcement automatically generated by"" makedist-announcement $VERSION " >> $outputfile
+   echo -n "</div><hr><p><i>"$"Announcement automatically generated by"" makedist $makedist_version " >> $outputfile
    if [ "$distversion" != "devel" ]; then
-      echo $"and signed off by"" $signer</i>" >> $outputfile
+      echo $"and signed off by"" $ANNOUNCEMENTS_SIGNER</i>" >> $outputfile
    else
       echo >> $outputfile
    fi