diff --git a/podman.spec b/podman.spec
index 27383ce..b96228e 100644
--- a/podman.spec
+++ b/podman.spec
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ GO111MODULE=off go build -buildmode pie -compiler gc -tags="rpm_crashtraceback $
 %global commit_dnsname bdc4ab85266ade865a7c398336e98721e62ef6b2
 %global shortcommit_dnsname %(c=%{commit_dnsname}; echo ${c:0:7})
 
-Epoch: 2
+Epoch: 4
 Name: podman
 Version: 5.2.3
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 Summary: Manage Pods, Containers and Container Images
 License: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND ISC AND MIT AND MPL-2.0
 URL: https://%{name}.io/
@@ -365,6 +365,10 @@ fi
 %{_datadir}/%{name}/test
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Oct 04 2024 Jindrich Novy <jnovy@redhat.com> - 4:5.2.3-4
+- bump Epoch to 4 to preserve upgrade path
+- Related: RHEL-60277
+
 * Wed Oct 02 2024 Jindrich Novy <jnovy@redhat.com> - 2:5.2.3-3
 - Enable EPEL for tests for tmt+provision-container
 - Related: RHEL-16374