diff --git a/installpkg b/installpkg
index f4e7c03..d57bbfd 100755
--- a/installpkg
+++ b/installpkg
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ installpkg() {
 	
 	# run preinstall script if no --no-preinstall flag and not upgrade package
 	if [ ! "$NO_PREINSTALL" ] && [ ! "$UPGRADE_PKG" ]; then
-		run_preinstall
+		newversion="$version" newrelease="$release" run_preinstall
 	fi
 	
 	# run preupgrade script if package upgrade
 	if [ "$UPGRADE_PKG" ] && [ ! "$NO_PREUPGRADE" ]; then
-		run_preupgrade
+		newversion="$version" oldversion="$iversion" newrelease="$release" oldrelease="$irelease" run_preupgrade
 	fi
 	
 	#installing package into system
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ installpkg() {
 	msg "Successfully install ${color_green}$packagename${color_reset}."
 	
 	if [ ! "$NO_POSTINSTALL" ] && [ ! "$UPGRADE_PKG" ]; then
-		run_postinstall
+		newversion="$version" newrelease="$release" run_postinstall
 	fi
 	
 	if [ "$UPGRADE_PKG" ] && [ ! "$NO_POSTUPGRADE" ]; then
-		run_postupgrade
+		newversion="$version" oldversion="$iversion" newrelease="$release" oldrelease="$irelease" run_postupgrade
 	fi
 	
 	restoreconf
@@ -382,11 +382,11 @@ main() {
 	fi
 	
 	### GET NAME, VERSION, RELEASE FROM PACKAGE ###
-	getname
+	getname    # get info from package
 	
 	### IF INSTALLED & NO UPGRADE & NO REINSTALL ###
 	if [ -d $INDEX_DIR/$name ] && [ ! "$UPGRADE_PKG" ] && [ ! "$REINSTALL_PKG" ]; then
-		getoldname # GET NAME, VERSION, RELEASE FROM INSTALLED PACKAGE DATABASE
+		getoldname # get info from package index
 		msg "Package ${color_green}$ipackagename${color_reset} already installed."
 		exit 0
 	fi
diff --git a/removepkg b/removepkg
index bf32e1d..3baa308 100755
--- a/removepkg
+++ b/removepkg
@@ -14,12 +14,8 @@ removepkg() {
 	# create lock file prevent simultaneous install/remove process running
 	spkglock
 	
-	# preremove script
-	if [ ! "$NO_PREREMOVE" ]; then
-		if [ -f $INDEX_DIR/$1/preremove ]; then
-			msg "Running preremove script."
-			sh $INDEX_DIR/$1/preremove && PREREMOVE_STATUS=OK || PREREMOVE_STATUS=KO
-		fi
+	if [ ! "$NO_PREREMOVE" ]; then	
+		oldversion="$iversion" oldrelease="$irelease" run_preremove $1
 	fi
 
 	msg "Removing ${color_green}$ipackagename${color_reset}..."
@@ -33,12 +29,8 @@ removepkg() {
 		popd
 	done < <(tac $INDEX_DIR/$1/.files)
 	
-	# postremove script
-	if [ ! $NO_POSTREMOVE ]; then
-		if [ -f $INDEX_DIR/$1/postremove ]; then
-			msg "Running postremove script."
-			sh $INDEX_DIR/$1/postremove && POSTREMOVE_STATUS=OK || POSTREMOVE_STATUS=KO
-		fi
+	if [ ! "$NO_POSTREMOVE" ]; then
+		oldversion="$iversion" oldrelease="$irelease" run_postremove $1
 	fi
 	
 	for file in $(cat $INDEX_DIR/$1/.files); do
@@ -72,6 +64,24 @@ removepkg() {
 	spkglock
 }
 
+run_preremove() {
+	
+	if [ -f $INDEX_DIR/$1/preremove ]; then
+		msg "Running preremove script..."
+		sh $INDEX_DIR/$1/preremove && PREREMOVE_STATUS=OK || PREREMOVE_STATUS=KO
+	fi
+
+}
+
+run_postremove() {
+	
+	if [ -f $INDEX_DIR/$1/postremove ]; then
+		msg "Running postremove script..."
+		sh $INDEX_DIR/$1/postremove && POSTREMOVE_STATUS=OK || POSTREMOVE_STATUS=KO
+	fi
+	
+}
+
 updateinfopages() {
 	
 	pushd /usr/share/info