diff --git a/pungi/phases/pkgset/pkgsets.py b/pungi/phases/pkgset/pkgsets.py
index c97d49fd..85ca2058 100644
--- a/pungi/phases/pkgset/pkgsets.py
+++ b/pungi/phases/pkgset/pkgsets.py
@@ -152,9 +152,16 @@ class PackageSetBase(kobo.log.LoggingBase):
         """
 
         def nvr_formatter(package_info):
-            # joins NVR parts of the package with '-' character.
-            return "-".join(
-                (package_info["name"], package_info["version"], package_info["release"])
+            if package_info['epoch'] is not None:
+                epoch_suffix = ':' + package_info['epoch']
+            else:
+                epoch_suffix = ''
+            return (
+                f"{package_info['name']}"
+                f"{epoch_suffix}-"
+                f"{package_info['version']}-"
+                f"{package_info['release']}."
+                f"{package_info['arch']}"
             )
 
         def get_error(sigkeys, infos):