diff --git a/ruby.spec b/ruby.spec
index 49e4e2a..8bc9686 100644
--- a/ruby.spec
+++ b/ruby.spec
@@ -359,7 +359,6 @@ provide higher layer features, such like curses and readline.
 %package -n rubygem-json
 Summary:    This is a JSON implementation as a Ruby extension in C
 Version:    %{json_version}
-Release:    102%{?dist}
 Group:      Development/Libraries
 # UCD: ext/json/generator/generator.c
 License:    (Ruby or GPLv2) and UCD