diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index d512542ab..a0bfa1033 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Libpng 1.7.0alpha06 - December 24, 2012
+Libpng 1.7.0alpha06 - December 27, 2012
 
 This is not intended to be a public release.  It will be replaced
 within a few weeks by a public version or by another test version.
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ Version 1.7.0alpha05 [December 24, 2012]
   Discontinued distributing libpng-1.x.x.tar.bz2.
   Discontinued distributing libpng-1.7.0-1.6.0-diff.txt and similar.
 
-Version 1.7.0alpha06 [December 24, 2012]
+Version 1.7.0alpha06 [December 27, 2012]
+  Fixed 'make distcheck' on SUN OS - libpng.so was not being removed
 
   ===========================================================================
                        NOTICE November 17, 2012:
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index cb6302bcf..9b2a54f3e 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -4389,7 +4389,8 @@ Version 1.7.0alpha05 [December 24, 2012]
   Discontinued distributing libpng-1.x.x.tar.bz2.
   Discontinued distributing libpng-1.7.0-1.6.0-diff.txt and similar.
 
-Version 1.7.0alpha06 [December 24, 2012]
+Version 1.7.0alpha06 [December 27, 2012]
+  Fixed 'make distcheck' on SUN OS - libpng.so was not being removed
 
   ===========================================================================
                        NOTICE November 17, 2012:
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 8e0e10102..e43c02b39 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -269,4 +269,8 @@ uninstall-hook:
 	rm -f '$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/libpng-config'
 	rm -f '$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libpng.a'
 	rm -f '$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libpng.la'
+	rm -f '$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libpng.so'
+	rm -f '$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libpng.so.@PNGLIB_MAJOR@@PNGLIB_MINOR@.@PNGLIB_RELEASE@'
+	rm -f '$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libpng.sl'
+	rm -f '$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libpng.dylib'
 	rm -f '$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libpng.dll.a'