diff --git a/openldap.spec b/openldap.spec
index 54612f5..2ab1efd 100644
--- a/openldap.spec
+++ b/openldap.spec
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Group: System Environment/Libraries
 Requires: openldap = %{version_22}-%{release}, cyrus-sasl >= 2.1
 # Why this weirdo version number?  We want to ensure that version comparisons
 # for this package always sort in the same order as the main openldap package.
-Version: %{version_22}_%{release}_%{compat_version}
+Version: %{version_22}_%{compat_version}
 
 %description -n compat-openldap
 OpenLDAP is an open source suite of LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access