diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index aef5e10..989adee 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 MANSECTION ?= 1
 SHELL=/bin/bash
+# Sanitize VERSION for use in filenames and tar transform expressions
+# Replace forward slashes with dashes to avoid issues with tar --transform
+VERSION_SAFE = $(subst /,-,$(VERSION))
 .PHONY: clean snap rpm rpm-setup rpm-local rpm-clean ci-sim-ubuntu ci-sim-fedora ci-sim
 default: linux
 all: linux windows darwin freebsd
@@ -20,7 +23,7 @@ deb/linux-amd64: bin/linux-amd64/mdview
 	cp -r bin/linux-amd64/mdview package/usr/bin/mdview
 	cp mdview.1 package/usr/share/man/man1/
 	dpkg-deb --build package
-	mv package.deb mdview_$(VERSION)_amd64.deb
+	mv package.deb mdview_$(VERSION_SAFE)_amd64.deb
 
 deb/linux-arm64: bin/linux-arm64/mdview
 	mkdir -p package/DEBIAN
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ deb/linux-arm64: bin/linux-arm64/mdview
 	cp -r bin/linux-arm64/mdview package/usr/bin/mdview
 	cp mdview.1 package/usr/share/man/man1/
 	dpkg-deb --build package
-	mv package.deb mdview_$(VERSION)_arm64.deb
+	mv package.deb mdview_$(VERSION_SAFE)_arm64.deb
 
 snap:
 	snapcraft pack
@@ -39,36 +42,36 @@ snap:
 bin/linux-amd64/mdview: manpage
 	env GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -buildvcs=false -ldflags "-X main.appVersion=$(VERSION)" -o ./bin/linux-amd64/mdview
 	cp mdview.1 bin/linux-amd64/
-	tar czvf mdview-$(VERSION)-linux-amd64.tar.gz --transform s/linux-amd64/mdview-$(VERSION)/ -C bin linux-amd64
+	tar czvf mdview-$(VERSION_SAFE)-linux-amd64.tar.gz --transform s/linux-amd64/mdview-$(VERSION_SAFE)/ -C bin linux-amd64
 
 bin/linux-i386/mdview:
 	env GOOS=linux GOARCH=386 go build -buildvcs=false -ldflags "-X main.appVersion=$(VERSION)" -o ./bin/linux-i386/mdview
 	cp mdview.1 bin/linux-i386/
-	tar czvf mdview-$(VERSION)-linux-i386.tar.gz --transform s/linux-i386/mdview-$(VERSION)/ -C bin linux-i386
+	tar czvf mdview-$(VERSION_SAFE)-linux-i386.tar.gz --transform s/linux-i386/mdview-$(VERSION_SAFE)/ -C bin linux-i386
 
 bin/linux-arm64/mdview:
 	env GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 go build -buildvcs=false -ldflags "-X main.appVersion=$(VERSION)" -o ./bin/linux-arm64/mdview
 	cp mdview.1 bin/linux-arm64/
-	tar czvf mdview-$(VERSION)-linux-arm64.tar.gz --transform s/linux-arm64/mdview-$(VERSION)/ -C bin linux-arm64
+	tar czvf mdview-$(VERSION_SAFE)-linux-arm64.tar.gz --transform s/linux-arm64/mdview-$(VERSION_SAFE)/ -C bin linux-arm64
 
 bin/windows-amd64/mdview.exe:
 	env GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -buildvcs=false -ldflags "-X main.appVersion=$(VERSION)" -o ./bin/windows-amd64/mdview.exe
-	zip -j mdview-$(VERSION)-windows-amd64.zip bin/windows-amd64/mdview.exe
+	zip -j mdview-$(VERSION_SAFE)-windows-amd64.zip bin/windows-amd64/mdview.exe
 
 bin/darwin-amd64/mdview:
 	env GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -buildvcs=false -ldflags "-X main.appVersion=$(VERSION)" -o ./bin/darwin-amd64/mdview
 	cp mdview.1 bin/darwin-amd64/
-	tar czvf mdview-$(VERSION)-darwin-amd64.tar.gz --transform s/darwin-amd64/mdview-$(VERSION)/ -C bin darwin-amd64
+	tar czvf mdview-$(VERSION_SAFE)-darwin-amd64.tar.gz --transform s/darwin-amd64/mdview-$(VERSION_SAFE)/ -C bin darwin-amd64
 
 bin/darwin-arm64/mdview:
 	env GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 go build -buildvcs=false -ldflags "-X main.appVersion=$(VERSION)" -o ./bin/darwin-arm64/mdview
 	cp mdview.1 bin/darwin-arm64/
-	tar czvf mdview-$(VERSION)-darwin-arm64.tar.gz --transform s/darwin-arm64/mdview-$(VERSION)/ -C bin darwin-arm64
+	tar czvf mdview-$(VERSION_SAFE)-darwin-arm64.tar.gz --transform s/darwin-arm64/mdview-$(VERSION_SAFE)/ -C bin darwin-arm64
 
 bin/freebsd-amd64/mdview:
 	env GOOS=freebsd GOARCH=amd64 go build -buildvcs=false -ldflags "-X main.appVersion=$(VERSION)" -o ./bin/freebsd-amd64/mdview
 	cp mdview.1 bin/freebsd-amd64/mdview
-	tar czvf mdview-$(VERSION)-freebsd-amd64.tar.gz --transform s/freebsd-amd64/mdview-$(VERSION)/ -C bin freebsd-amd64
+	tar czvf mdview-$(VERSION_SAFE)-freebsd-amd64.tar.gz --transform s/freebsd-amd64/mdview-$(VERSION_SAFE)/ -C bin freebsd-amd64
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf bin
diff --git a/build-rpm.sh b/build-rpm.sh
index 4a53bac..ea780f9 100755
--- a/build-rpm.sh
+++ b/build-rpm.sh
@@ -36,19 +36,33 @@ EOF
 }
 
 check_dependencies() {
-    local deps=("rpm-build" "go" "pandoc" "make" "git")
-    local missing=()
-    
-    for dep in "${deps[@]}"; do
-        if ! command -v "$dep" &> /dev/null; then
-            missing+=("$dep")
+    # Command name -> Package name mapping for Fedora
+    declare -A deps=(
+        ["rpmbuild"]="rpm-build"
+        ["go"]="golang"
+        ["pandoc"]="pandoc"
+        ["make"]="make"
+        ["git"]="git"
+    )
+    local missing_cmds=()
+    local missing_pkgs=()
+    
+    for cmd in "${!deps[@]}"; do
+        if ! command -v "$cmd" &> /dev/null; then
+            missing_cmds+=("$cmd")
+            missing_pkgs+=("${deps[$cmd]}")
         fi
     done
     
-    if [ ${#missing[@]} -ne 0 ]; then
-        echo -e "${RED}Error: Missing dependencies: ${missing[*]}${NC}"
-        echo -e "${YELLOW}Install on Fedora:${NC}"
-        echo "  sudo dnf install -y rpm-build golang pandoc make git"
+    if [ ${#missing_cmds[@]} -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo -e "${RED}Error: Missing required commands: ${missing_cmds[*]}${NC}"
+        echo
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}These commands are required but not found in your PATH.${NC}"
+        echo
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}To install on Fedora:${NC}"
+        echo "  sudo dnf install -y ${missing_pkgs[*]}"
+        echo
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}If packages are already installed, ensure the commands are in your PATH.${NC}"
         exit 1
     fi
 }