diff --git a/gnome-software.spec b/gnome-software.spec
index be9cb1b..7af1f2a 100644
--- a/gnome-software.spec
+++ b/gnome-software.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%global appstream_version 1.0.0
+%global appstream_version 1.0.0~
 %global flatpak_version 1.9.1
 %global fwupd_version 1.5.6
 %global glib2_version 2.70.0
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 Name:      gnome-software
 Version:   45.1
-Release:   2%{?dist}
+Release:   3%{?dist}
 Summary:   A software center for GNOME
 
 License:   GPL-2.0-or-later
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@ desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/*.desktop
 %{_datadir}/gtk-doc/html/gnome-software/
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Nov 07 2023 Neal Gompa <ngompa@fedoraproject.org> - 45.1-3
+- Fix appstream_version macro for prerelease appstream 1.0 package
+
 * Tue Nov 07 2023 Milan Crha <mcrha@redhat.com> - 45.1-2
 - Add patch to build with appstream 1.0