diff --git a/regexp.spec b/regexp.spec
index 03d26c5..0461dd5 100644
--- a/regexp.spec
+++ b/regexp.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Name:           regexp
+Epoch:          1
 Version:        1.5
-Release:        17%{?dist}
+Release:        18%{?dist}
 Summary:        Simple regular expressions API
 License:        ASL 2.0
 URL:            http://jakarta.apache.org/%{name}/
@@ -63,6 +64,9 @@ dummy = posix.readlink(dir) and os.remove(dir)
 %{_javadocdir}/%{name}
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jul  9 2014 Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk@redhat.com> - 1:1.5-18
+- Bump epoch as workaround for koji-shadow limitation
+
 * Sun Jun 08 2014 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 1.5-17
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_21_Mass_Rebuild