diff --git a/libvirt-python.spec.in b/libvirt-python.spec.in
index 9f6fb3e..e260eaf 100644
--- a/libvirt-python.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt-python.spec.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 Summary: The libvirt virtualization API python3 binding
 Name: libvirt-python
-Version: @PY_VERSION@
+Version: @VERSION@
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 Source0: https://libvirt.org/sources/python/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Url: https://libvirt.org
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 07fee07..7a724fa 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class my_sdist(sdist):
     def gen_rpm_spec(self):
         return self._gen_from_in("libvirt-python.spec.in",
                                  "libvirt-python.spec",
-                                 "@PY_VERSION@",
+                                 "@VERSION@",
                                  getVersion())
 
     def gen_authors(self):