diff --git a/packaging/rpm-ostree.spec b/packaging/rpm-ostree.spec
index 060d5f0ba3..b8450fa541 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm-ostree.spec
+++ b/packaging/rpm-ostree.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Summary: Hybrid image/package system
 Name: rpm-ostree
 Version: 2024.7
-Release: %autorelease
+Release: 1%{?dist}
 License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
 URL: https://github.com/coreos/rpm-ostree
 # This tarball is generated via "cd packaging && make -f Makefile.dist-packaging dist-snapshot"