diff --git a/rust-coreos-installer.spec b/rust-coreos-installer.spec
index 32637a6..c739ca5 100644
--- a/rust-coreos-installer.spec
+++ b/rust-coreos-installer.spec
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ sed -i 's/"-Ccodegen-units=1",//' .cargo/config
 
 %install
 %if 0%{?rhel} && !0%{?eln}
-%make_install
+%make_install RELEASE=1
 # 51coreos-installer for coreos-installer-dracut
 install -D -m 0755 -t %{buildroot}%{dracutlibdir}/modules.d/51coreos-installer coreos-installer-dracut-%{dracutcommit}/dracut/51coreos-installer/module-setup.sh
 install -D -m 0755 -t %{buildroot}%{dracutlibdir}/modules.d/51coreos-installer coreos-installer-dracut-%{dracutcommit}/dracut/scripts/coreos-installer-service