diff --git a/SPECS/cockpit-machines.spec b/SPECS/cockpit-machines.spec
index 078021a..4b18a5b 100644
--- a/SPECS/cockpit-machines.spec
+++ b/SPECS/cockpit-machines.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 Name:           cockpit-machines
 Version:        298
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Cockpit user interface for virtual machines
 License:        LGPL-2.1-or-later AND MIT
 URL:            https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit-machines
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ appstream-util validate-relax --nonet %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/metainfo/*
 
 # The changelog is automatically generated and merged
 %changelog
+* Wed Oct 04 2023 Eduard Abdullin <eabdullin@almalinux.org> - 298-2
+- Bump release to match upstream
+
 * Wed Sep 06 2023 Packit <hello@packit.dev> - 298-1
 - Bug fixes and stability improvements