diff --git a/fetchmail.spec b/fetchmail.spec
index 2d33ed8..154889a 100644
--- a/fetchmail.spec
+++ b/fetchmail.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 %define majver %(echo %version | cut -d. -f1-2)
 
 Name:          fetchmail
-Version:       6.4.17
+Version:       6.4.18
 Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       A mail-retrieval and forwarding utility
 Group:         Applications/Networking
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ install -D -m0644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/fetchmail.service
 install -D -m0640 %{SOURCE2} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/fetchmailrc
 install -D -m0640 %{SOURCE3} %{buildroot}%{_tmpfilesdir}/fetchmail.conf
 install -d %{buildroot}/var/log/fetchmail/
+install -d %{buildroot}/var/lock/fetchmail/
 
 %find_lang %{name}
 
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ find /etc/rc[0-6].d/ -type l -xtype l -exec rm -f {} \;
 %{_bindir}/fetchmail
 %{_bindir}/fetchmailconf
 %{python_sitearch}/fetchmailconf.py*
+%attr(0750,vmail,vmail) %dir /var/lock/fetchmail
 %attr(0750,vmail,vmail) %dir /var/log/fetchmail
 %{_mandir}/man1/fetchmail.1*
 %{_mandir}/man1/fetchmailconf.1*
@@ -98,6 +100,12 @@ find /etc/rc[0-6].d/ -type l -xtype l -exec rm -f {} \;
 #NEWS README README.NTLM README.SSL TODO
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Mar 29 2021 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 6.4.18-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
+* Sun Mar 28 2021 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 6.4.17-2mamba
+- provide required dir /var/lock/fetchmail
+
 * Mon Mar 08 2021 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 6.4.17-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist