diff --git a/hudson_mac_build_release.sh b/hudson_mac_build_release.sh
index ffff46e..8375ee5 100755
--- a/hudson_mac_build_release.sh
+++ b/hudson_mac_build_release.sh
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ gcc -o FlightGear main.m \
 popd
 
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+echo "Syncing base packages files from sphere.telascience.org"
+rsync -avz --filter 'merge base-package.rules' \
+ -e ssh jturner@sphere.telascience.org:/home/jturner/fgdata .
+
 # run the unlock script now - we need to do this right before code-signing,
 # or the keychain may automatically re-lock after some period of time
 unlock-keychain.sh