diff --git a/buildah.spec b/buildah.spec
index 591a5af..75ec4f8 100644
--- a/buildah.spec
+++ b/buildah.spec
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 %global git0 https://%{import_path}
 
 %global built_tag v1.28.0
-%global built_tag_strip %(b=%{built_tag}; echo ${b:1})
+%global built_tag_strip 1.28.0
 %global gen_version %(b=%{built_tag_strip}; echo ${b/-/"~"})
 
 Name: %{repo}
-Version: %{gen_version}
+Version: 1.28.0
 License: ASL 2.0 and BSD and MIT and MPLv2.0
 Release: %autorelease
 Summary: A command line tool used for creating OCI Images