diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 05a106c47..42d6ae947 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ fpm:
   vendor: GoReleaser
   formats:
     - deb
+    - rpm
   dependencies:
     - git
 snapcraft:
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0d6817e39..c3fe5822c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ install:
   - make setup
   - gem install fpm
   - sudo apt-get update
-  - sudo apt-get install --yes snapd
+  - sudo apt-get install --yes snapd rpm
   - export PATH=/snap/bin:$PATH
   - sudo snap install snapcraft --candidate --classic
 script:
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index b6673290a..29c7df15f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Prerequisites are:
   * `make`
   * [Go 1.8+](http://golang.org/doc/install)
   * [fpm](https://fpm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installing.html)
+  * rpm / rpmbuild
   * [snapcraft](http://snapcraft.io/)
 
 Clone `goreleaser` from source into `$GOPATH`:
diff --git a/pipeline/fpm/fpm.go b/pipeline/fpm/fpm.go
index 25f885247..baac077cd 100644
--- a/pipeline/fpm/fpm.go
+++ b/pipeline/fpm/fpm.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ func archFor(key string) string {
 func create(ctx *context.Context, format, folder, arch string, binaries []context.Binary) error {
 	var path = filepath.Join(ctx.Config.Dist, folder)
 	var file = path + "." + format
+	var log = log.WithField("format", format).WithField("arch", arch)
 	log.WithField("file", file).Info("creating fpm archive")
 
 	var options = []string{
@@ -72,7 +73,6 @@ func create(ctx *context.Context, format, folder, arch string, binaries []contex
 		"--name", ctx.Config.ProjectName,
 		"--version", ctx.Version,
 		"--architecture", arch,
-		// "--chdir", path,
 		"--package", file,
 		"--force",
 	}
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func create(ctx *context.Context, format, folder, arch string, binaries []contex
 		// binary=/usr/local/bin/binary
 		log.WithField("path", binary.Path).
 			WithField("name", binary.Name).
-			Info("passed binary to fpm")
+			Debug("added binary to fpm package")
 		options = append(options, fmt.Sprintf(
 			"%s=%s",
 			binary.Path,
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func create(ctx *context.Context, format, folder, arch string, binaries []contex
 	for src, dest := range ctx.Config.FPM.Files {
 		log.WithField("src", src).
 			WithField("dest", dest).
-			Info("passed extra file to fpm")
+			Debug("added an extra file to the fpm package")
 		options = append(options, fmt.Sprintf(
 			"%s=%s",
 			src,
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ func create(ctx *context.Context, format, folder, arch string, binaries []contex
 		))
 	}
 
+	log.WithField("args", options).Debug("creating fpm package")
 	if out, err := exec.Command("fpm", options...).CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
 		return errors.New(string(out))
 	}
diff --git a/pipeline/fpm/fpm_test.go b/pipeline/fpm/fpm_test.go
index 5c1c72776..2e8c0251b 100644
--- a/pipeline/fpm/fpm_test.go
+++ b/pipeline/fpm/fpm_test.go
@@ -18,22 +18,8 @@ func TestDescription(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRunPipeNoFormats(t *testing.T) {
 	var assert = assert.New(t)
 	var ctx = &context.Context{
-		Config: config.Project{},
-	}
-	assert.NoError(Pipe{}.Run(ctx))
-}
-
-func TestRunPipeFormatBinary(t *testing.T) {
-	var assert = assert.New(t)
-	var ctx = &context.Context{
-		Config: config.Project{
-			FPM: config.FPM{
-				Formats: []string{"deb"},
-			},
-			Archive: config.Archive{
-				Format: "binary",
-			},
-		},
+		Version: "1.0.0",
+		Config:  config.Project{},
 	}
 	assert.NoError(Pipe{}.Run(ctx))
 }
@@ -49,11 +35,12 @@ func TestRunPipe(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = os.Create(binPath)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 	var ctx = &context.Context{
+		Version: "1.0.0",
 		Config: config.Project{
 			ProjectName: "mybin",
 			Dist:        dist,
 			FPM: config.FPM{
-				Formats:      []string{"deb"},
+				Formats:      []string{"deb", "rpm"},
 				Dependencies: []string{"make"},
 				Conflicts:    []string{"git"},
 				Description:  "Some description",
@@ -78,9 +65,10 @@ func TestNoFPMInPath(t *testing.T) {
 	}()
 	assert.NoError(os.Setenv("PATH", ""))
 	var ctx = &context.Context{
+		Version: "1.0.0",
 		Config: config.Project{
 			FPM: config.FPM{
-				Formats: []string{"deb"},
+				Formats: []string{"deb", "rpm"},
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -95,10 +83,11 @@ func TestCreateFileDoesntExist(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(os.Mkdir(dist, 0755))
 	assert.NoError(os.Mkdir(filepath.Join(dist, "mybin"), 0755))
 	var ctx = &context.Context{
+		Version: "1.0.0",
 		Config: config.Project{
 			Dist: dist,
 			FPM: config.FPM{
-				Formats: []string{"deb"},
+				Formats: []string{"deb", "rpm"},
 				Files: map[string]string{
 					"testdata/testfile.txt": "/var/lib/test/testfile.txt",
 				},
@@ -112,9 +101,10 @@ func TestCreateFileDoesntExist(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRunPipeWithExtraFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	var assert = assert.New(t)
 	var ctx = &context.Context{
+		Version: "1.0.0",
 		Config: config.Project{
 			FPM: config.FPM{
-				Formats: []string{"deb"},
+				Formats: []string{"deb", "rpm"},
 			},
 		},
 	}