diff --git a/doc/RELEASE.md b/doc/RELEASE.md
index cdb45b1ba..29e36edd7 100644
--- a/doc/RELEASE.md
+++ b/doc/RELEASE.md
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ git push origin integration
 
 These scripts are required by `src/config` and should be updated after each release, when needed. Note that these files are updated very infrequently.
 
-Check the latest version of `automake` and see if it is > `1.16.1`:
+Check the latest version of `automake` and see if it is > `1.16.2`:
 ```
 https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=automake.git
 ```
diff --git a/src/build/install-sh b/src/build/install-sh
index 8175c640f..20d8b2eae 100755
--- a/src/build/install-sh
+++ b/src/build/install-sh
@@ -451,7 +451,18 @@ do
     trap 'ret=$?; rm -f "$dsttmp" "$rmtmp" && exit $ret' 0
 
     # Copy the file name to the temp name.
-    (umask $cp_umask && $doit_exec $cpprog "$src" "$dsttmp") &&
+    (umask $cp_umask &&
+     { test -z "$stripcmd" || {
+	 # Create $dsttmp read-write so that cp doesn't create it read-only,
+	 # which would cause strip to fail.
+	 if test -z "$doit"; then
+	   : >"$dsttmp" # No need to fork-exec 'touch'.
+	 else
+	   $doit touch "$dsttmp"
+	 fi
+       }
+     } &&
+     $doit_exec $cpprog "$src" "$dsttmp") &&
 
     # and set any options; do chmod last to preserve setuid bits.
     #