diff --git a/python/pacemaker/buildoptions.py.in b/python/pacemaker/buildoptions.py.in
index de9f666f63..02f5552a43 100644
--- a/python/pacemaker/buildoptions.py.in
+++ b/python/pacemaker/buildoptions.py.in
@@ -1,86 +1,89 @@
 """A module providing information on build-time configuration of pacemaker."""
 
 __all__ = ["BuildOptions"]
 __copyright__ = "Copyright 2023-2024 the Pacemaker project contributors"
 __license__ = "GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 or later (LGPLv2.1+)"
 
 
 class BuildOptions:
     """
     Variables generated as part of the ./configure && make process.
 
     These affect how pacemaker was configured and where its various parts
     get installed.
     """
 
     BASH_PATH = "@BASH_PATH@"
     """Path to the bash shell."""
 
     _BUILD_DIR = "@abs_top_builddir@"
     """
     Top-level build directory.
 
     NOTE: This is not especially useful on installed systems, but is useful for
     running various programs from a source checkout
     """
 
     CIB_DIR = "@CRM_CONFIG_DIR@"
     """Where CIB files are stored."""
 
     CIB_SCHEMA_VERSION = "@CIB_VERSION@"
     """Latest supported CIB schema version number."""
 
     COROSYNC_CONFIG_FILE = "@PCMK__COROSYNC_CONF@"
     """Path to the corosync config file."""
 
     DAEMON_DIR = "@CRM_DAEMON_DIR@"
     """Where Pacemaker daemons are installed."""
 
     DAEMON_USER = "@CRM_DAEMON_USER@"
     """User to run Pacemaker daemons as."""
 
     DATA_DIR = "@datadir@"
     """Where read-only architecture-independent data is stored."""
 
     _FENCE_BINDIR = "@PCMK__FENCE_BINDIR@"
     """Where executable fence agents are installed."""
 
     # pylint: disable-msg=using-constant-test
     INIT_DIR = "@INITDIR@" if "@INITDIR@" else None
     """Where LSB init scripts are stored."""
 
     LIBEXEC_DIR = "@libexecdir@"
     """Where programs started by other programs are stored."""
 
     LOCAL_STATE_DIR = "@localstatedir@"
     """Where miscellaneous temporary state files are stored."""
 
     LOG_DIR = "@CRM_LOG_DIR@"
     """Where Pacemaker log files are stored."""
 
     OCF_RA_INSTALL_DIR = "@OCF_RA_INSTALL_DIR@"
     """Where resource agents are installed."""
 
     OCF_ROOT_DIR = "@PCMK_OCF_ROOT@"
     """Root directory for OCF resource agents and libraries."""
 
+    PACEMAKER_CONFIG_DIR = "@PACEMAKER_CONFIG_DIR@"
+    """Where configuration files such as authkey are kept."""
+
     RSC_TMP_DIR = "@PCMK__OCF_TMP_DIR@"
     """Where resource agents should keep state files."""
 
     REMOTE_ENABLED = True
     """True if Pacemaker Remote support is enabled."""
 
     RUNTIME_STATE_DIR = "@runstatedir@"
     """Where runtime data is stored."""
 
     SBIN_DIR = "@sbindir@"
     """Where administrative programs are installed."""
 
     SCHEMA_DIR = "@PCMK_SCHEMA_DIR@"
     """Where Relax-NG schema files are stored."""
 
     UNIT_DIR = "@systemdsystemunitdir@"
     """Where system-wide systemd unit files are stored."""
 
     XMLLINT_PATH = "@XMLLINT_PATH@"
     """Path to the xmllint program."""