diff --git a/perl-CPAN.spec b/perl-CPAN.spec
index f29860d..5b5e48e 100644
--- a/perl-CPAN.spec
+++ b/perl-CPAN.spec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 Name:           perl-CPAN
 Version:        2.36
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        499%{?dist}
 Summary:        Query, download and build perl modules from CPAN sites
 License:        GPL-1.0-or-later OR Artistic-1.0-Perl
 URL:            https://metacpan.org/release/CPAN
@@ -329,6 +329,9 @@ make test
 %{_libexecdir}/%{name}
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul 11 2023 Jitka Plesnikova <jplesnik@redhat.com> - 2.36-499
+- Increase release to favour standalone package
+
 * Mon May 15 2023 Jitka Plesnikova <jplesnik@redhat.com> - 2.36-1
 - 2.36 bump