diff --git a/core/baselayout/build b/core/baselayout/build
index ff4891bb..464c143e 100755
--- a/core/baselayout/build
+++ b/core/baselayout/build
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ done
 ln -s ../man "$1/usr/local/share/man"
 
 # /etc skeleton files.
-for f in fstab host.conf hosts issue os-release \
+for f in fstab group host.conf hosts issue os-release \
          passwd profile securetty shells; do
     install -m 644 "$f" "$1/etc"
 done
diff --git a/core/baselayout/version b/core/baselayout/version
index 2fb73a07..8d04f961 100644
--- a/core/baselayout/version
+++ b/core/baselayout/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1 1
+1 2