diff --git a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
index af77bc4..6497aac 100644
--- a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 #%%global without_hscolour 1
 
 Name:           ghc-rpm-macros
-Version:        1.6.2
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Version:        1.6.3
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        RPM macros for building packages for GHC
 
 License:        GPLv3+
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ EOF
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Aug  6 2016 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 1.6.3-1
+- cabal_verbose from github fedora-haskell/ghc-rpm-macros
+
 * Fri Jul 22 2016 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 1.6.2-4
 - try obsoleting Agda
 
diff --git a/macros.ghc b/macros.ghc
index aa01fe6..4824db9 100644
--- a/macros.ghc
+++ b/macros.ghc
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ fi
 %global _hardened_ldflags %{nil}\
 CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:-%optflags}"; export CFLAGS\
 LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-%{?__global_ldflags}}"; export LDFLAGS\
-%cabal configure --prefix=%{_prefix} --libdir=%{_libdir} --docdir=%{ghc_pkgdocdir} --libsubdir='$compiler/$pkgkey' --datasubdir='$pkgid' --ghc %{!?ghc_without_dynamic:--enable-executable-dynamic} %{?with_tests:--enable-tests} --ghc-options="$(echo ' '$CFLAGS | sed -e 's/ / -optc/g') $(echo ' '$LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ / -optl/g')" %{?cabal_configure_options} $cabal_configure_extra_options
+%cabal configure %{?cabal_verbose} --prefix=%{_prefix} --libdir=%{_libdir} --docdir=%{ghc_pkgdocdir} --libsubdir='$compiler/$pkgkey' --datasubdir='$pkgid' --ghc %{!?ghc_without_dynamic:--enable-executable-dynamic} %{?with_tests:--enable-tests} --ghc-options="$(echo ' '$CFLAGS | sed -e 's/ / -optc/g') $(echo ' '$LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ / -optl/g')" %{?cabal_configure_options} $cabal_configure_extra_options
 
 # install
-%cabal_install %cabal copy --destdir=%{buildroot} -v
+%cabal_install %cabal copy %{?cabal_verbose} %{!?cabal_verbose:-v} --destdir=%{buildroot}
 
 # tests
 %cabal_test\
 %if %{with tests}\
-%cabal test\
+%cabal test %{?cabal_verbose}\
 %endif
 
 # no _pkgdocdir in EPEL <= 7
@@ -104,13 +104,13 @@ install -D --mode=0644 %{pkgnamever}.conf %{buildroot}%{ghclibdir}/package.conf.
 %ghc_bin_build\
 %global debug_package %{nil}\
 %cabal_configure\
-%cabal build
+%cabal build %{_smp_mflags} %{?cabal_verbose}
 
 # ghc_lib_build_without_haddock [name] [version]
 %ghc_lib_build_without_haddock()\
 %global debug_package %{nil}\
 %cabal_configure %{!?without_prof:-p} %{!?ghc_without_shared:--enable-shared} %{?ghc_without_shared:--disable-shared} %{?pkg_name:--htmldir=%{ghclibdocdir}/%{pkg_name}-%{version}} %{?1:--docdir=%{_docdir}/ghc-%1%{!?fedora:-%2} --htmldir=%{ghclibdocdir}/%1-%2} %{!?1:--global} %{?ghc_with_lib_for_ghci:--enable-library-for-ghci}\
-%cabal build\
+%cabal build %{_smp_mflags} %{?cabal_verbose}\
 %{nil}
 
 # ghc_lib_build [name] [version]