diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index e5981a7de6..a372b2bbe6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
    Entries may not always be in chronological/commit order.
    See license at the end of file. */
 
+2025-12-10 22:37 UTC+0100 Przemyslaw Czerpak (druzus/at/poczta.onet.pl)
+  * README.md
+  * package/harbour.spec
+    + added --with localpng RPM build switch
+
 2025-12-10 22:22 UTC+0100 Przemyslaw Czerpak (druzus/at/poczta.onet.pl)
   * src/rtl/cdpapi.c
     ! added missing variable initialization
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7c2d828352..f13b28d019 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -394,6 +394,8 @@ You can fine-tune the build with these options:
     --with pgsql       - build components dependent on pgsql (hbpgsql, sddpg)
     --with localzlib   - build local copy of zlib library
     --with localpcre   - build local copy of pcre library
+    --with localpng    - build local copy of png library
+    --with localbz2    - build local copy of bz2 library
     --without x11      - do not build components dependent on x11 (gtxwc)
     --without curses   - do not build components dependent on curses (gtcrs)
     --without slang    - do not build components dependent on slang (gtsln)
diff --git a/package/harbour.spec b/package/harbour.spec
index 64c104ff34..db86cf0fa8 100644
--- a/package/harbour.spec
+++ b/package/harbour.spec
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 %define hb_sln    export HB_WITH_SLANG=%{!?_without_slang:yes}%{?_without_slang:no}
 %define hb_x11    export HB_WITH_X11=%{!?_without_x11:yes}%{?_without_x11:no}
 %define hb_ssl    export HB_WITH_OPENSSL=%{?_with_openssl:yes}%{!?_with_openssl:no}
-%define hb_local  export HB_WITH_ZLIB=%{?_with_localzlib:local} ; export HB_WITH_PCRE=%{?_with_localpcre:local} ; export HB_WITH_BZIP2=%{?_with_localbz2:local}
+%define hb_local  export HB_WITH_ZLIB=%{?_with_localzlib:local} ; export HB_WITH_PCRE=%{?_with_localpcre:local} ; export HB_WITH_PNG=%{?_with_localpng:local} ; export HB_WITH_BZIP2=%{?_with_localbz2:local}
 %define hb_proot  export HB_INSTALL_PKG_ROOT=${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %define hb_bdir   export HB_INSTALL_BIN=${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_bindir}
 %define hb_ldir   export HB_INSTALL_LIB=${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_libdir}/%{name}
@@ -410,11 +410,11 @@ make install %{?_smp_mflags}
 %{?_without_slang:rm -f $HB_INSTALL_LIB/libgtsln.a}
 %{!?_with_openssl:rm -f $HB_INSTALL_LIB/libhbssl.a}
 %{!?_with_localbz2:rm -f $HB_INSTALL_LIB/libbz2.a}
+%{!?_with_localpng:rm -f $HB_INSTALL_LIB/libpng.a}
 %{!?hb_ldconf:rm -fR $HB_INSTALL_ETC/ld.so.conf.d}
 %{?hb_ldconf:rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_libdir}/*.so*}
 rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_bindir}/{3rdpatch.hb,check.hb,commit.hb,harbour.ucf}
 rm -f $HB_INSTALL_LIB/libjpeg.a \
-      $HB_INSTALL_LIB/libpng.a \
       $HB_INSTALL_LIB/liblibhpdf.a \
       $HB_INSTALL_LIB/libsqlite3.a \
       $HB_INSTALL_LIB/libexpat.a \
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@ rm -rf "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT"
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/libhbuddall.a
 %{?_with_localzlib:%{_libdir}/%{name}/libhbzlib.a}
 %{?_with_localpcre:%{_libdir}/%{name}/libhbpcre.a}
+%{?_with_localpng:%{_libdir}/%{name}/libpng.a}
 
 %files lib
 %defattr(755,root,root,755)