diff --git a/libuv.spec b/libuv.spec
index 2a4e868..ed8249f 100644
--- a/libuv.spec
+++ b/libuv.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Name:           libuv
 Epoch:          1
 Version:        1.42.0
-Release:        %autorelease
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Platform layer for node.js
 
 # the licensing breakdown is described in detail in the LICENSE file
@@ -81,4 +81,8 @@ install -Dm0644 -t %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libuv/ %{SOURCE3}
 %{_libdir}/%{name}.a
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Sep 02 2021 Stephen Gallagher <sgallagh@redhat.com> - 1.42.0-2
+- Drop use of rpmautospec for the release field due to
+  https://pagure.io/fedora-ci/general/issue/273
+
 %autochangelog