diff --git a/powerpc-utils.spec b/powerpc-utils.spec
index a0707b1..c5d38fd 100644
--- a/powerpc-utils.spec
+++ b/powerpc-utils.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           powerpc-utils
 Version:        1.3.12
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 Summary:        PERL-based scripts for maintaining and servicing PowerPC systems
 
 License:        GPL-2.0-only
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ systemctl enable hcn-init.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 %doc README Changelog
 %license COPYING
 %dir %{_localstatedir}/lib/powerpc-utils
-%config(noreplace) %{_localstatedir}/lib/powerpc-utils/smt.state
+%verify(not md5 size mtime) %config(noreplace) %{_localstatedir}/lib/powerpc-utils/smt.state
 %{_unitdir}/smtstate.service
 %{_unitdir}/smt_off.service
 %{_unitdir}/hcn-init.service
@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ systemctl enable hcn-init.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jun 27 2024 Than Ngo <than@redhat.com> - 1.3.12-5
+- add verify attributes for smt.state to ignore the verification
+Related: RHEL-32262
+
 * Mon Jun 24 2024 Troy Dawson <tdawson@redhat.com> - 1.3.12-4
 - Bump release for June 2024 mass rebuild