diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 77e7249656..60def85e8f 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+6.1.0-dev.287 | 2023-08-09 09:08:33 -0700
+
+  * Explicitly link Zeek executable against Spicy libraries in binary packaging mode. (Benjamin Bannier, Corelight)
+
 6.1.0-dev.284 | 2023-08-08 10:55:03 -0700
 
   * Pass parsed file record information with ReadFile/WriteFile events (Tim Wojtulewicz, Corelight)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f8e4982347..aeaa15a175 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -924,6 +924,17 @@ if (NOT DISABLE_SPICY)
         include(ConfigureSpicyBuild) # set some options different for building Spicy
 
         zeek_add_dependencies(spicy)
+
+        # Explicitly link against Spicy libraries if we are packaging. Since
+        # Zeek's binary packaging mode still leaves `BUILD_SHARED_LIBS` set we
+        # cannot use the branching inside `hilti_link_libraries_in_tree` and
+        # instead explicitly branch on `BINARY_PACKAGING_MODE` here.
+        if (BINARY_PACKAGING_MODE)
+            hilti_link_object_libraries_in_tree(zeek_exe PRIVATE)
+        else ()
+            hilti_link_libraries_in_tree(zeek_exe PRIVATE)
+        endif ()
+
         set(HAVE_SPICY yes)
     endif ()
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5b800956c1..f74b5b99c7 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.1.0-dev.284
+6.1.0-dev.287