diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index abe6d734b..d8b1cc4d7 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ override_dh_auto_clean:
 override_dh_auto_build:
 	dh_auto_build --buildsystem=cmake
 
+# consider using -DUSE_VERSIONED_DIR=ON if backporting
 override_dh_auto_configure:
 	dh_auto_configure --buildsystem=cmake -- -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=1 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR=share/doc/libopm-material1 -DUSE_RUNPATH=OFF
 
diff --git a/redhat/opm-material.spec b/redhat/opm-material.spec
index 0c9455c06..84ad9ea85 100644
--- a/redhat/opm-material.spec
+++ b/redhat/opm-material.spec
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ This package contains the documentation files for opm-material
 %prep
 %setup -q
 
+# consider using -DUSE_VERSIONED_DIR=ON if backporting
 %build
 cmake28 -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=1 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%{_prefix} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR=share/doc/%{name}-%{version} -DUSE_RUNPATH=OFF
 make