diff --git a/rsyslog.conf b/rsyslog.conf
index 6972b4d..669b9f8 100644
--- a/rsyslog.conf
+++ b/rsyslog.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# rsyslog v5 configuration file
+# rsyslog configuration file
 
 # For more information see /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-*/rsyslog_conf.html
 # If you experience problems, see http://www.rsyslog.com/doc/troubleshoot.html
diff --git a/rsyslog.spec b/rsyslog.spec
index e88dd17..8933c1a 100644
--- a/rsyslog.spec
+++ b/rsyslog.spec
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ done
 - drop patch4, merged upstream
   rsyslog-7.4.7-bz1030044-remove-ads.patch
 - add an explicit requirement on the version of libestr
+- drop the "v5" string from the conf file as it's misleading
 
 * Sun Feb 09 2014 Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak@v3.sk> 7.4.7-3
 - Fixed 32-bit PowerPC build