Index: release/packages/generate-ucl.sh
===================================================================
--- release/packages/generate-ucl.sh
+++ release/packages/generate-ucl.sh
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@
 	shift $(( ${OPTIND} - 1 ))
 
 	outname="$(echo ${outname} | tr '-' '_')"
+	vital="false"
 
 	case "${outname}" in
 		clibs)
+			vital="true"
 			# clibs should not have any dependencies or anything
 			# else imposed on it.
 			;;
@@ -44,6 +46,12 @@
 		runtime)
 			outname="runtime"
 			uclfile="${uclfile}"
+			vital="true"
+			;;
+		utilities)
+			outname="utilities"
+			uclfile="${uclfile}"
+			vital="true"
 			;;
 		runtime_manuals)
 			outname="${origname}"
@@ -118,6 +126,7 @@
 		echo "uclfile=${uclfile}"
 		echo "desc=${desc}"
 		echo "comment=${comment}"
+		echo "vital=${vital}"
 		echo "cp ${uclsource} -> ${uclfile}"
 		echo "==============================================================="
 		echo ""
@@ -145,6 +154,7 @@
 		-e "s/%PKGNAME%/${origname}/" \
 		-e "s/%COMMENT%/${comment}/" \
 		-e "s/%DESC%/${desc}/" \
+		-e "s/%VITAL%/${vital}/" \
 		-e "s/%CAP_MKDB_ENDIAN%/${cap_arg}/g" \
 		-e "s/%PKG_NAME_PREFIX%/${PKG_NAME_PREFIX}/" \
 		-e "s|%PKG_WWW%|${PKG_WWW}|" \
Index: release/packages/jail.ucl
===================================================================
--- release/packages/jail.ucl
+++ release/packages/jail.ucl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 maintainer = "%PKG_MAINTAINER%"
 www = "%PKG_WWW%"
 prefix = "/"
-vital = true
+vital = %VITAL%
 licenselogic = "single"
 licenses = [ BSD2CLAUSE ]
 desc = <<EOD
Index: release/packages/runtime.ucl
===================================================================
--- release/packages/runtime.ucl
+++ release/packages/runtime.ucl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 maintainer = "%PKG_MAINTAINER%"
 www = "%PKG_WWW%"
 prefix = "/"
-vital = true
+vital = %VITAL%
 licenselogic = "single"
 licenses = [ BSD2CLAUSE ]
 desc = <<EOD
Index: release/packages/template.ucl
===================================================================
--- release/packages/template.ucl
+++ release/packages/template.ucl
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 maintainer = "%PKG_MAINTAINER%"
 www = "%PKG_WWW%"
 prefix = "/"
+vital = %VITAL%
 licenselogic = "single"
 licenses = [ BSD2CLAUSE ]
 desc = <<EOD
Index: release/packages/utilities.ucl
===================================================================
--- release/packages/utilities.ucl
+++ release/packages/utilities.ucl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 maintainer = "%PKG_MAINTAINER%"
 www = "%PKG_WWW%"
 prefix = "/"
-vital = true
+vital = %VITAL%
 licenselogic = "single"
 licenses = [ BSD2CLAUSE ]
 desc = <<EOD