diff --git a/python-cpio.spec b/python-cpio.spec
index 0febb30..61dda47 100644
--- a/python-cpio.spec
+++ b/python-cpio.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           python-cpio
 Version:        0.1
-Release:        39%{?dist}
+Release:        40%{?dist}
 Summary:        A Python module for accessing cpio archives
 
 License:        LGPLv2+
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ Summary: %summary
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Apr 16 2021 Mohan Boddu <mboddu@redhat.com> - 0.1-40
+- Rebuilt for RHEL 9 BETA on Apr 15th 2021. Related: rhbz#1947937
+
 * Wed Jan 27 2021 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 0.1-39
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_34_Mass_Rebuild