diff --git a/softhsm.spec b/softhsm.spec
index 274a6b1..b79ae65 100644
--- a/softhsm.spec
+++ b/softhsm.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Summary: Software version of a PKCS#11 Hardware Security Module
 Name: softhsm
 Version: 2.6.1
-Release: %{?prever:0.}5%{?prever:.%{prever}}%{?dist}.7
+Release: %{?prever:0.}7%{?prever:.%{prever}}%{?dist}
 License: BSD
 Url: http://www.opendnssec.org/
 Source: http://dist.opendnssec.org/source/%{?prever:testing/}%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ if [ -f /var/softhsm/slot0.db ]; then
 fi
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Nov 09 2023 Alexander Bokovoy <abokovoy@redhat.com> - 2.6.1-7
+- fix uninitialized variable
+- bump build release to avoid confusion in the changelog
+
 * Sat Jul 22 2023 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.6.1-5.7
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_39_Mass_Rebuild