diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index f98cc08b19..105acc1935 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+2.6-737 | 2019-08-01 11:22:57 -0700
+
+  * GH-512: add --mandir configure option (Jon Siwek, Corelight)
+
 2.6-735 | 2019-07-31 21:29:58 -0700
 
   * Fix the link to "good first issue" tickets. (Seth Hall, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 4acfedaf0b..b2a0b692a6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.6-735
+2.6-737
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9dbf064b22..e34be69e4e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
     --logdir=PATH          when using ZeekControl, path to store log file
                            [PREFIX/logs]
     --conf-files-dir=PATH  config files installation directory [PREFIX/etc]
+    --mandir=PATH          installation path for man pages [PREFIX/share/man]
 
   Optional Features:
     --enable-debug         compile in debugging mode (like --build-type=Debug)
@@ -209,6 +210,9 @@ while [ $# -ne 0 ]; do
         --logdir=*)
             append_cache_entry ZEEK_LOG_DIR         PATH   $optarg
             ;;
+        --mandir=*)
+            append_cache_entry ZEEK_MAN_INSTALL_PATH         PATH   $optarg
+            ;;
         --enable-coverage)
             append_cache_entry ENABLE_COVERAGE         BOOL   true
             append_cache_entry ENABLE_DEBUG         BOOL   true