diff --git a/kernel-collabora-tfg.spec b/kernel-collabora-tfg.spec
index 5714fdc..c75c4de 100644
--- a/kernel-collabora-tfg.spec
+++ b/kernel-collabora-tfg.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # change version here
 %global fake_ver 1
-%global rel_ver 2
+%global rel_ver 3
 %global commit_id       b034abfca55f329be85c37a84768775c60f52885
 %global short_commit_id b034abfc
 
diff --git a/kernel-lts-tfg.spec b/kernel-lts-tfg.spec
index 458f93b..706c338 100644
--- a/kernel-lts-tfg.spec
+++ b/kernel-lts-tfg.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # change version here
-%global rel_ver 2
+%global rel_ver 3
 %global major_ver 6
 %global minor_ver 1
 %global patch_ver 52
diff --git a/kernel-next-tfg.spec b/kernel-next-tfg.spec
index d46a5d3..33c9c28 100644
--- a/kernel-next-tfg.spec
+++ b/kernel-next-tfg.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # change version here
-%global rel_ver 2
+%global rel_ver 3
 %global next_snapshot_date 20230911
 
 Name: kernel-next-tfg
diff --git a/kernel-rc-tfg.spec b/kernel-rc-tfg.spec
index 95630ca..f56ab17 100644
--- a/kernel-rc-tfg.spec
+++ b/kernel-rc-tfg.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # change version here
-%global rel_ver 2
+%global rel_ver 3
 %global major_ver 6
 %global minor_ver 6
 %global rc_ver 1
diff --git a/kernel-stable-tfg.spec b/kernel-stable-tfg.spec
index 442516d..87e5d8c 100644
--- a/kernel-stable-tfg.spec
+++ b/kernel-stable-tfg.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # change version here
-%global rel_ver 2
+%global rel_ver 3
 %global major_ver 6
 %global minor_ver 5
 %global patch_ver 2
diff --git a/master.inc b/master.inc
index 111152f..e3d8d74 100644
--- a/master.inc
+++ b/master.inc
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ Requires: linux-firmware
 %global make_targets Image.gz modules dtbs
 %endif
 
-%global kernel_image $(make -s image_name)
 %global make make KERNELRELEASE=%{KVERREL}
 
 Source2: https://git.thefossguy.com/enterprise-linux/kernel-tfg/archive/master.tar.gz
@@ -106,13 +105,16 @@ verify_config
 
 %install
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/boot
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libexecdir}
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/%{KVERREL}
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/%{KVERREL}/systemtap
 
+# install the kernel
+cp $(%{make} -s image_name) $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/boot/vmlinuz-%{KVERREL}
+chmod 755 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/boot/vmlinuz-%{KVERREL}
+cp $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/boot/vmlinuz-%{KVERREL} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/%{KVERREL}/vmlinuz
+
 # install DTBs
 %ifarch aarch64 || riscv64
 %{make} %{?_smp_mflags} dtbs_install INSTALL_DTBS_PATH=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/boot/dtb-%{KVERREL}
@@ -130,28 +132,25 @@ find arch/%{build_arch}/boot/dts -name '*.dtb' -type f -delete
 %{make} %{?_smp_mflags} headers_install INSTALL_HDR_PATH=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr
 
 # install other key files too
-cp System.map $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/boot/System.map-%{KVERREL}
-cp .config $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/boot/config-%{KVERREL}
+install -m 644 .config $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/boot/config-%{KVERREL}
+install -m 644 .config $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/%{KVERREL}/config
+install -m 644 System.map $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/boot/System.map-%{KVERREL}
+install -m 644 System.map $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/%{KVERREL}/System.map
 
-# install the kernel
-cp %{kernel_image} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/boot/vmlinuz-%{KVERREL}
-chmod 755 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/boot/vmlinuz-%{KVERREL}
-cp $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/boot/vmlinuz-%{KVERREL} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/%{KVERREL}/vmlinuz
+# fix links
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/%{KVERREL}/build
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/%{KVERREL}/source
+ln -fns /usr/src/kernels/%{KVERREL} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/%{KVERREL}/build
+ln -fns /usr/src/kernels/%{KVERREL} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/%{KVERREL}/source
 
-# cleanup of sorts
+# install actual Linux src to /usr/src/kernels/%{KVERREL}
 EXCLUDES="--exclude=SCCS --exclude=BitKeeper --exclude=.svn \
     --exclude=CVS --exclude=.pc --exclude=.hg --exclude=.git \
     --exclude=*vmlinux* --exclude=*.mod \
     --exclude=*.o --exclude=*.ko --exclude=*.cmd --exclude=Documentation \
     --exclude=.config.old --exclude=.missing-syscalls.d --exclude=*.s"
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/%{KVERREL}/build
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/%{KVERREL}/source
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/src/kernels/%{KVERREL}
 tar cf - $EXCLUDES . | tar xf - -C $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/src/kernels/%{KVERREL}
-pushd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/%{KVERREL}
-ln -fns /usr/src/kernels/%{KVERREL} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/%{KVERREL}/build
-ln -fns /usr/src/kernels/%{KVERREL} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/%{KVERREL}/source
-popd
 %{make} run-command KBUILD_RUN_COMMAND='${RPM_BUILD_DIR}/%{src_dir}/scripts/package/install-extmod-build $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/src/kernels/%{KVERREL}'
 
 %clean
@@ -190,5 +189,7 @@ fi
 
 %files
 %defattr (-, root, root)
+%exclude /lib/modules/%{KVERREL}/build
+%exclude /lib/modules/%{KVERREL}/source
 /lib/modules/%{KVERREL}
 /boot/*