diff --git a/SOURCES/apr-1.4.8-deepbind.patch b/SOURCES/apr-1.4.8-deepbind.patch
index 7925c6e..bcc782c 100644
--- a/SOURCES/apr-1.4.8-deepbind.patch
+++ b/SOURCES/apr-1.4.8-deepbind.patch
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+
+Add $APR_DEEPBIND to enable use of RTLD_DEEPBIND in apr_dso_open().
+
 --- apr-1.4.8/dso/unix/dso.c.deepbind
 +++ apr-1.4.8/dso/unix/dso.c
 @@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
@@ -22,3 +25,36 @@
  #ifdef _AIX
      if (strchr(path + 1, '(') && path[strlen(path) - 1] == ')')
      {
+--- apr-1.7.0/README.deepbind.deepbind
++++ apr-1.7.0/README.deepbind
+@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
++This distribution of APR contains a modification of the behaviour of
++the apr_dso_open() function which allows users enable the
++"RTLD_DEEPBIND" flag when dlopen() is called.
++
++If the "APR_DEEPBIND" environment variable is set at runtime, the
++RTLD_DEEPBIND flag is always added to the flags passed to dlopen().
++
++With normal use of dlopen(), dynamically loaded objects will use
++global symbols in preference to any symbols defined within the object.
++Using RTLD_DEEPBIND reverses this binding order.  See the dlopen(3)
++man page for more information.
++
++This can be useful with Apache httpd, where two different modules are
++loaded like:
++
++1. mod_foo.so uses library "libfoo.so"
++   libfoo.so defines a function "SomeSym"
++2. mod_bar.so uses library "libbar.so"
++   libbar.so defines a different "SomeSym" function
++
++By default, mod_bar or mod_foo would use the "SomeSym" definition from
++the "wrong" library depending on the load order.  If RTLD_DEEPBIND is
++used, the "SomeSym" definition will always be mapped to the definition
++from the corresponding dependent library.  This can avoid symbol
++conflicts.
++
++There are some risks with using RTLD_DEEPBIND, in particular potential
++issues with modules written in C++.  It is not recommended to enable
++$APR_DEEPBIND unless it solves a specific problem and after thorough
++testing of the configuration.
diff --git a/SPECS/apr.spec b/SPECS/apr.spec
index 2743cce..8456a3b 100644
--- a/SPECS/apr.spec
+++ b/SPECS/apr.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Summary: Apache Portable Runtime library
 Name: apr
 Version: 1.6.3
-Release: 11%{?dist}
+Release: 12%{?dist}
 # ASL 2.0: everything
 # ISC: network_io/apr-1.4.6/network_io/unix/inet_?to?.c
 # BSD with advertising: strings/apr_snprintf.c, strings/apr_fnmatch.c,
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ popd
 
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
-%doc CHANGES LICENSE NOTICE
+%doc CHANGES LICENSE NOTICE README*
 %{_libdir}/libapr-%{aprver}.so.*
 
 %files devel
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ popd
 %{_datadir}/aclocal/*.m4
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jun 23 2021 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 1.6.3-12
+- document $APR_DEEPBIND env var (#1886222)
+
 * Thu Jun 11 2020 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 1.6.3-11
 - only enable RTLD_DEEPBIND if $APR_DEEPBIND is set in env (#1845912)